darkness

noun

• 1the partial or total absence of light:the office was in darkness
• night:they began to make camp before darkness fell
• the quality of being dark in color:the darkness of his jacket

• 2wickedness or evil:the forces of darkness
• unhappiness, distress, or gloom:moments of darkness were rare
• secrecy or mystery:they drew a veil of darkness across the proceedings
• lack of spiritual or intellectual enlightenment; ignorance:his accomplishments shone in a world of darkness