home Harold Diaz darkness dark⋅ness [dahrk-nis] –noun 1. the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness. 2. absence or deficiency of light: the darkness of night. 3. wickedness or evil: Satan, the prince of darkness. 4. obscurity; concealment: The darkness of the metaphor destroyed its effectiveness. 5. lack of knowledge or enlightenment: heathen darkness. 6. lack of sight; blindness. d a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z dangle death darkness deprivation deer desert desk destruction dif-doi decapitate dairy dead defeat