English-Thai Dictionary

darkness

N ความมืด  kwam-mued

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DARKNESS

n. 1. Absence of light.
And darkness was on the face of the deep. Genesis 1:2.
2. Obscurity; want of clearness or perspicuity; that quality or state which renders any thing difficult to be understood; as the darkness of counsels.
3. A state of being intellectually clouded; ignorance.
Men loved darkness rather than light. John 3:19.
4. A private place; secrecy; privacy.
What I tell in darkness, that speak ye in light. Matthew 1 :27.
5. Infernal gloom; hell; as utter darkness. Matthew 22:13.
6. Great trouble and distress; calamities; perplexities.
A day of clouds and thick darkness. Joel 2:2; Isaiah 8:22.
7. Empire of Satan.
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness. Colossians 1:13.
8. Opakeness.
Land of darkness, the grave. Job 1 :21, 22.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DARKNESS

DARKNESS Dark "ness, n.

 

1. The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom. And darkness was upon the face of the deep. Gen. i. 2.

 

2. A state of privacy; secrecy. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light. Matt. x. 27.

 

3. A state of ignorance or error, especially on moral or religious subjects; hence, wickedness; impurity. Men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. John. iii. 19.Pursue these sons of darkness: drive them out From all heaven's bounds. Milton.

 

4. Want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity; as, the darkness of a subject, or of a discussion.

 

5. A state of distress or trouble. A day of clouds and of thick darkness. Joel. ii. 2. Prince of darkness, the Devil; Satan. "In the power of the Prince of darkness. " Locke.

 

Syn. -- Darkness, Dimness, Obscurity, Gloom. Darkness arises from a total, and dimness from a partial, want of light. A thing is obscure when so overclouded or covered as not to be easily perceived. As tha shade or obscurity increases, it deepens into gloom. What is dark is hidden from view; what is obscure is difficult to perceive or penetrate; the eye becomes dim with age; an impending storm fills the atmosphere with gloom. When taken figuratively, these words have a like use; as, the darkness of ignorance; dimness of discernment; obscurity of reasoning; gloom of superstition.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

darkness

dark ness |ˈdärknis ˈdɑrknəs | ▶noun 1 the partial or total absence of light: the office was in darkness. • night: they began to make camp before darkness fell. • the quality of being dark in color: the darkness of his jacket. 2 wickedness or evil: the forces of darkness. • unhappiness, distress, or gloom: moments of darkness were rare. • secrecy or mystery: they drew a veil of darkness across the proceedings. • lack of spiritual or intellectual enlightenment; ignorance: his accomplishments shone in a world of darkness.

 

Oxford Dictionary

darkness

dark |ness |ˈdɑːknəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the partial or total absence of light: the office was in darkness. • night: they began to make camp before darkness fell. • the quality of being dark in colour: the darkness of his jacket. 2 wickedness or evil: the forces of darkness. • unhappiness or gloom: moments of darkness were rare. • secrecy or mystery: they drew a veil of darkness across the proceedings. • lack of spiritual or intellectual enlightenment; ignorance: his accomplishments shone in a world of darkness.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

darkness

darkness noun 1 lights shone in the darkness: dark, blackness, gloom, dimness, murkiness, shadow, shade; dusk, twilight, gloaming. 2 darkness fell: night, nighttime, dark. 3 the forces of darkness: evil, wickedness, sin, iniquity, immorality; devilry, the Devil.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

darkness

darkness noun 1 lights shone in the darkness: dark, blackness, absence of light, gloom, gloominess, dimness, dullness, murk, murkiness, shadowiness, shadow, shade, shadiness, dusk, twilight, gloaming; rare tenebrosity. ANTONYMS light. 2 the sun went down, and darkness fell: night, night-time, dark, hours of darkness. ANTONYMS day. 3 the forces of darkness: evil, wickedness, corruption, sin, sinfulness, iniquity, immorality, devilry, the Devil, hell. ANTONYMS good. WORD LINKS darkness scotophobia fear of darkness Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

darkness

dark ness /dɑ́ː r knəs /→dark 名詞 U 1 暗さ, やみ ▸ in total [complete ] darkness 真っ暗やみの [で ]2 夜 ▸ Darkness fell .夜の帳 （とばり ）がおりた 3 邪悪 ▸ the powers [forces ] of darkness 悪事, 犯罪 (!The Prince [Angel ] of Darkness などと擬人法で表現されることもある ) 4 (色の )黒さ .5 あいまいさ, 不明瞭 （めいりよう ）さ .6 秘密 .7 無知 .8 盲目 .