darkness

Noun

• a swarthy complexion

• having a dark or somber color

• an unenlightened state
  • he was in the dark concerning their intentions
    
  • his lectures dispelled the darkness
    

• absence of moral or spiritual values
  • the powers of darkness
    

• an unilluminated area
  • he moved off into the darkness
    

• absence of light or illumination

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  duskiness , swarthiness , dark , iniquity , wickedness , shadow
• Antonyms: 
  lightness , light , lighting