darkness
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The meaning (definition) of the word darkness
when there is no light to see by
The word darkness used in a sentence
“I held my flashlight in the darkness.”
Words that mean the opposite of darkness (antonyms)
lightbrightness
How the word darkness is said around the world
| French | noir (nwahr) |
| Spanish | oscuridad (ohs-koo-ree-THAHT) |
| Mandarin | 黑暗 (hay ahn) |
| Hindi | अँधेरा (un-DHAY-rah) |
| Arabic | ظَلام (zah-LAHM) |
| Russian | темнота (teem-nah-TAH) |
| Portuguese (EU) | escuridão (esh-koo-ree-DOWN) |
| Portuguese (BR) | escuridão (es-koo-ree-DOWNG) |
| Japanese | くらやみ (koo-rah-YAH-mee) |
| German | Dunkelheit (DOON-kel-hyt) |
| Urdu | اندھیرا (an-DHAY-raa) |
| Punjabi | ਹਨੇਰਾ (ha-NAY-raa) |
| Korean | 어둠 (UH-duum) |
| Hebrew | חושך (KHOH-shekh) |
| Greek | σκοτάδι (sko-TA-thee) |
| Dutch | donker (DON-kur) |
| Tagalog | dilim (dee-LEEM) |
| Vietnamese | bóng tối (bawng TOY) |
| Turkish | karanlık (kah-rahn-LUHK) |
| Persian | تاریکی (taa-ree-KEE) |
| Polish | ciemność (CHEM-noshch) |
| Ukrainian | темрява (tem-RYAH-vah) |
| Bengali | অন্ধকার (ON-dho-kahr) |
| Swedish | mörker (MUR-ker) |
| Italian | buio (BOO-yoh) |
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