black vs total darkness

total darkness vs black

black and total darkness both are nouns.

black is an adjective but total darkness is not an adjective.

black is a verb but total darkness is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
black	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
total darkness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, black and total darkness are synonyms defined as:

black and total darkness: total absence of light

Other synonyms of black include blackness, lightlessness, pitch blackness.

black (noun)	total darkness (noun)
black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)	total absence of light
(board games) the darker pieces
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
total absence of light

black (adjective)	total darkness (adjective)
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
marked by anger or resentment or hostility
(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
(of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
extremely dark
soiled with dirt or soot
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
offering little or no hope
distributed or sold illicitly
harshly ironic or sinister
(of coffee) without cream or sugar
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

black (verb)	total darkness (verb)
make or become black

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