Darknesses - English meaning

noun

The property or quality of being black in colour.

Usage examples:

It restores grey hair to blackness

noun

The quality of being very dark

Usage examples:

In such complete blackness, we couldn’t see a thing.

noun

Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.

Usage examples:

The journalist who wants to expose corruption in high places

noun

Dishonest or illegal behaviour involving a person in a position of power, for example, accepting money for doing something illegal or immoral

Usage examples:

He was a member of the team looking into allegations of corruption in the local government building…

adjective

With little or no light.

Usage examples:

It's too dark to see much

noun

The absence of light in a place.

Usage examples:

Carolyn was sitting in the dark

noun

Wicked activity.

Usage examples:

Some devilry was afoot

noun

An evil action or activity that is connected with devils or the devil

Usage examples:

I lack words to describe such devilry., according to folklore the little demons come into their own…

noun

The quality of not having or giving much light

Usage examples:

The light bulb formed a bright spot in the dimness of the barn., the dimness of the weak candle hid…

noun

Lack of interest or excitement.

Usage examples:

Tasks of such repetitive and numbing dullness

noun

The darker stage of twilight.

Usage examples:

Dusk was falling rapidly

verb

Grow dark.

Usage examples:

The sky dusked and the shadows got long and hard

adjective

Shadowy, dim, or dark.

Usage examples:

The dusk demesnes of night

adjective

Profoundly immoral and wicked.

Usage examples:

His evil deeds

noun

Profound immorality and wickedness, especially when regarded as a supernatural force.

Usage examples:

His struggle against the forces of evil

noun

The condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type

Usage examples:

[ u ] a contest between good and evil, an evil ruler

noun

Twilight; dusk.

Usage examples:

Hundreds of lights are already shimmering in the gloaming

noun

The time of day when it is becoming dark but is not yet fully dark

Usage examples:

I walked home in the gloaming, with the city lights coming on., gloaming lasts a very short time he…

noun

Partial or total darkness.

Usage examples:

He strained his eyes peering into the gloom

verb

Have a dark or sombre appearance.

Usage examples:

The black gibbet glooms beside the way

noun

Lack of hope

Usage examples:

Gloom and anger replaced her earlier upbeat mood., up ahead they could see lights in the gloom.

noun

The state of being unhappy or without hope

Usage examples:

The sheer gloominess of the prime minister's message has attracted much comment., economists said t…

noun

A place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often traditionally depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth where the wicked are punished after death.

Usage examples:

Irreligious children were assumed to have passed straight to the eternal fires of hell

exclamation

Used for emphasis or to express anger, contempt, or surprise.

Usage examples:

Oh, hell—where will this all end?

noun

(in some religions) the place where some people are believed to go after death to be punished forever for the bad things they have done

Usage examples:

Holidays are hell for me., we went through hell during the flood (= had an extremely bad experience…

noun

The state or quality of being immoral; wickedness.

Usage examples:

He believed his father had been punished by god for his immorality

noun

Immoral or grossly unfair behaviour.

Usage examples:

A den of iniquity

noun

A very wrong and unfair action or situation

Usage examples:

They fought long and hard against the iniquities of apartheid., the writer reflects on human injust…

noun

Darkness or thick mist that makes it difficult to see.

Usage examples:

My eyes were straining to see through the murk of the rainy evening

adjective

Murky; gloomy.

Usage examples:

The sun peered down at her from the murk grey cloud rumbling their way down their road in the sky.

noun

Darkness or a thick cloud, which prevents you from seeing clearly

Usage examples:

A dense murk of smog

noun

Comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight.

Usage examples:

Sitting in the shade

verb

Screen from direct light.

Usage examples:

She shaded her eyes against the sun

noun

Darkness and cooler temperatures caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun

Usage examples:

[ u ] the truck was parked in the shade., [ c ] the lamps had matching shades., he painted the room…

noun

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

Usage examples:

Trees cast long shadows

verb

Short for eyeshadow.

noun

An area of darkness caused when light is blocked by something, usually in a shape similar to the object that is blocking the light

Usage examples:

[ c ] chloë kept jumping on tyler’s shadow., [ u ] this corner of the room is always in shadow., [ …

noun

An immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.

Usage examples:

A sin in the eyes of god

verb

Commit a sin.

Usage examples:

I sinned and brought shame down on us

abbreviation

Sine.

noun

Behaviour that is against the rules of a religion or morally wrong

Usage examples:

He becomes obsessed with his parents' apparent sinfulness., she regrets her life of sinfulness and …

noun

The quality of being dark or shadowy.

Usage examples:

The tenebrosity was split by occasional strands of bright light that were now lying across her chee…

noun

The soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the reflection of the sun's rays from the atmosphere.

Usage examples:

She looked out on the beautiful twilight

noun

The quality of being evil or morally wrong.

Usage examples:

The wickedness of the regime

noun

The fact of being morally very wrong or bad

Usage examples:

They would be punished for their wickedness.