dark vs pitch blackness

pitch blackness vs dark

dark and pitch blackness both are nouns.

dark is an adjective but pitch blackness is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dark	Yes	Yes	No	No
pitch blackness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pitch blackness is a hyponym of dark; that is, pitch blackness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dark:

dark: absence of light or illumination
pitch blackness: total absence of light

Other hyponyms of dark include night, black, blackness, lightlessness, total darkness, blackout, brownout, dimout, semidarkness, starlessness.

dark (noun)	pitch blackness (noun)
an unenlightened state	total absence of light
an unilluminated area
absence of light or illumination
absence of moral or spiritual values
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

dark (adjective)	pitch blackness (adjective)
devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
(used of color) having a dark hue
brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
secret
causing dejection
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
showing a brooding ill humor
not giving performances; closed
marked by difficulty of style or expression
lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture

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