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1. Absence of light or illumination
   - dark
    
2. An unilluminated area
   "he moved off into the darkness";
   - dark, shadow
    
3. Absence of moral or spiritual values
   "the powers of darkness";
   - wickedness, dark
    
4. An unenlightened state
   "his lectures dispelled the darkness";
   - dark
    
5. Having a dark or sombre colour
    
6. A swarthy complexion
   - duskiness, swarthiness

Type of: complexion, condition, illumination, scene, skin color [US], skin colour [Brit, Cdn], status, unenlightenment, value

Antonym: light, lightness

Encyclopedia: Darkness, Take My Hand