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Meaning of darkness

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  darkness
      n 1: absence of light or illumination [syn: {dark}, {darkness}]
           [ant: {light}, {lighting}]
      2: an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" [syn:
         {darkness}, {dark}, {shadow}]
      3: absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of
         darkness" [syn: {iniquity}, {wickedness}, {darkness}, {dark}]
      4: an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their
         intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness" [syn:
         {dark}, {darkness}]
      5: having a dark or somber color [ant: {lightness}]
      6: a swarthy complexion [syn: {darkness}, {duskiness},
         {swarthiness}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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