Darkness

·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.