darkness
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
absence of light or illumination
Types & categories
- illumination hypernym
- night hyponym
- total darkness hyponym
- brownout hyponym
- semidarkness hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
an unilluminated area
he moved off into the darkness
Types & categories
- scene hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
absence of moral or spiritual values
the powers of darkness
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
an unenlightened state
he was in the dark concerning their intentions
Types & categories
- unenlightenment hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
having a dark or somber color
Types & categories
- value hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
a swarthy complexion
Types & categories
- complexion hypernym
Related & opposite
- dark-skinned derivation
- swart derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | lighting |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dark |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | illumination |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | night |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | total darkness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brownout |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | semidarkness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shade |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dark |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | scene |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sinister |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wicked |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | condition |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | foulness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | obscure |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | benighted |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dark |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | unenlightenment |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | lightness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | dark |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | dark |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | value |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dark-skinned |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | swart |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | complexion |