dimout vs darkness

dimout and darkness both are nouns.

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

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

dimout: darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
darkness: absence of light or illumination

Other hypernyms of dimout include dark.

dimout (noun)	darkness (noun)
darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)	a swarthy complexion
	having a dark or somber color
	an unenlightened state
	an unilluminated area
	absence of light or illumination
	absence of moral or spiritual values