·noun A state of privacy; secrecy.
II. Darkness ·noun A state of distress or trouble.
III. Darkness ·noun The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom.
IV. Darkness ·noun Want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity; as, the darkness of a subject, or of a discussion.
V. Darkness ·noun A state of ignorance or error, especially on moral or religious subjects; hence, wickedness; impurity.