darkness vs status

darkness and status both are nouns.

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

As nouns, status is a hypernym of darkness; that is, status is a word with a broader meaning than darkness:

Other hypernyms of darkness include condition.

darkness (noun)	status (noun)
a swarthy complexion	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
having a dark or somber color	a state at a particular time
an unenlightened state
an unilluminated area
absence of light or illumination
absence of moral or spiritual values