darkness vs blackness
blackness vs darknessdarkness and blackness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| darkness | Yes | No | No | No |
| blackness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
blackness is a hyponym of
darkness; that is, blackness is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
darkness:
- darkness: absence of light or illumination
- blackness: total absence of light
Other hyponyms of darkness include
night, black, lightlessness, pitch blackness, total darkness, blackout, brownout, dimout, semidarkness, starlessness.
| darkness (noun) | blackness (noun) |
|---|---|
| a swarthy complexion | the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) |
| having a dark or somber color | total absence of light |
| an unenlightened state | |
| an unilluminated area | |
| absence of light or illumination | |
| absence of moral or spiritual values |
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