0 the quality of being without light, or a situation in which there is little or no light:
2 the quality of being evil or threatening:
We are all fascinated by human darkness, by evil.
Driving through the total darkness was a slightly surreal experience.
I could hear him blundering around in the darkness.
Suddenly all the lights went out and the house was shrouded in darkness.
I like the darkness of the blue.
In place of comic sparkle, these stories have a thoughtful darkness of tone.
