The quality or state of being black; black color; atrociousness or enormity in wickedness.

1. Absence of light or illumination; SYN. darkness.
2. An unenlightened state; SYN. darkness.

1. An unilluminated area; SYN. dark, shadow.
2. Having a dark or somber color.
3. A swarthy complexion; SYN. duskiness, swarthiness.

ETYM AS. glôm twilight, from the root of Eng. glow. Related to Glow, Glum, Gloam.
1. A feeling of melancholy apprehension; SYN. gloominess, somberness.
2. A state of partial or total darkness; SYN. somberness, sombreness.
3. An atmosphere of depression and melancholy; SYN. gloominess, glumness.

Excessive sadness and mournfulness; SYN. lugubriousness.

Gloom, darkness; also; fog

The quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand; SYN. obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness.

ETYM Latin obscuritas: cf. French obscurité.
1. An obscure and unimportant standing; not well known.
2. The state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination; SYN. obscureness.

Dark complexion