darkness vs black

black vs darkness

darkness and black both are nouns.

darkness is not an adjective while black is an adjective.

darkness is not a verb while black is a verb.

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

As nouns, black is a hyponym of darkness; that is, black is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than darkness:

darkness: absence of light or illumination
black: total absence of light

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

darkness (noun)	black (noun)
a swarthy complexion	black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
having a dark or somber color	(board games) the darker pieces
an unenlightened state	the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
an unilluminated area	total absence of light
absence of light or illumination
absence of moral or spiritual values

darkness (adjective)	black (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

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

Difference between darkness and black

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