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UK [ˈdɑː(r)knəs] / US [ˈdɑrknəs] noun [uncountable]
1)
a) the lack of light, especially because it is night

Sarah peered into the darkness, trying to see who was crying.

in darkness:

The front rooms were all in darkness.

be plunged into darkness (= to be suddenly without light from electricity):

The power station was shut down and the whole city was plunged into darkness.

b) night
darkness falls (= comes):

The search had to be abandoned when darkness fell.

during the hours of darkness (= during the night):

It's against the law to ride a bicycle without lights during the hours of darkness.

2) the dark colour of something

the darkness of his eyes/hair/skin

3) literary evil

the forces/powers of darkness

4) literary sadness, or lack of hope

English dictionary. 2014.

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