darkness
/ˈdɑːknəs/noun
उच्चारण डार्क्नस
अंधकार, अँधेरा
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the state of being dark, without any light
अंधकार, अँधेरा
- The room was in complete darkness.
- The power failed, and the village was plunged into darkness for the whole night.
- We walked home in the darkness, holding hands.
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- The whole street was plunged into darkness by the power cut.
- Her eyes slowly got used to the darkness.
Synonyms dark blackness gloom shadow murk
Opposite light brightness illumination daylight
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evil or unhappiness
बुराई, निराशा
- the forces of darkness
- The play shows the darkness that grows in a man who craves power.
- The story is about a hero who fights the darkness in his own heart.
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- Light stands for knowledge, and darkness for ignorance.
- He emerged from years of grief and darkness.
Synonyms evil wickedness sin gloom
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
darkness (uncountable)
Darkness names the absence of light and is not used with a or in the plural for this meaning.
'Darkness' प्रकाश के अभाव को बताता है; इस अर्थ में इसके साथ a नहीं लगता और इसका plural नहीं बनता।
- Darkness fell over the village at seven o'clock.
- The whole street was plunged into darkness during the power cut.
in darkness / in the darkness
Use in darkness for the general state, and in the darkness for a particular dark place or moment that is already known.
सामान्य अवस्था के लिए 'in darkness' और किसी जाने-पहचाने अंधेरे स्थान या क्षण के लिए 'in the darkness' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The villagers lived in darkness for three days after the cyclone.
- Radhika felt for the switch in the darkness.
darkness + of + noun
Use of to say what the darkness belongs to, especially in writing.
अंधेरा किस चीज़ का है, यह बताने के लिए of का प्रयोग होता है, खासकर लेखन में।
- The darkness of the forest frightened the children.
darkness + of + noun (figurative)
Writers use darkness of ignorance, of despair or of night to speak about states of mind and society.
लेखक मन और समाज की अवस्थाओं के लिए darkness of ignorance, of despair या of night जैसे प्रयोग करते हैं।
- The new library brought light into the darkness of ignorance in the village.
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adjective + darkness
completepitchtotalthickutter
- We walked home through pitch darkness.
verb + darkness
plunge intofallpeer intoemerge fromdisappear into
- The thief disappeared into the darkness.
figurative use
darkness of ignorancedispel the darknessforces of darknessheart of darkness
- Education dispels the darkness of ignorance.
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- The cave was in total darkness, so we switched on our torches.
गुफा में पूरा अंधेरा था, इसलिए हमने अपनी torches जला लीं।
- The train entered the tunnel and everything was swallowed by darkness.
ट्रेन सुरंग में घुसी और सब कुछ अंधेरे में समा गया।
- Diwali lamps push back the darkness of the new-moon night.
दीवाली के दीपक अमावस्या की रात के अंधेरे को पीछे धकेल देते हैं।
- Our teacher showed us the way out of the darkness of doubt.
हमारे शिक्षक ने हमें संदेह के अंधेरे से बाहर निकलने का रास्ता दिखाया।
- After the match ended, we stayed in the darkness of the stadium for a while.
मैच खत्म होने के बाद हम कुछ देर stadium के अंधेरे में रुके रहे।
- Radhika read by torchlight until the darkness lifted.
राधिका ने torch की रोशनी में तब तक पढ़ा जब तक अंधेरा छँट नहीं गया।
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✗ She is afraid from darkness.
✓ She is afraid of darkness.
Afraid is followed by of, never from.
'Afraid' के बाद of आता है, from नहीं।
✗ The village remained under darkness for two days.
✓ The village remained in darkness for two days.
We say in darkness for a state without light; under darkness is not used.
प्रकाश-रहित अवस्था के लिए 'in darkness' कहा जाता है; 'under darkness' का प्रयोग नहीं होता।
✗ The whole city was in dark for two hours.
✓ The whole city was in darkness for two hours.
In dark is not used; the noun darkness is needed.
'In dark' का प्रयोग नहीं होता; यहाँ noun 'darkness' चाहिए।
AaSpelling
dark·ness
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Total darkness, pitch darkness (completely dark), the forces of darkness (evil), plunge into darkness (suddenly lose power).
Collocations: total darkness, pitch darkness (पूरा अँधेरा), the forces of darkness (बुराई), plunge into darkness (अचानक बिजली जाना)।
'It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.'
उक्ति 'It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness'।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Diwali celebrates the victory of light over darkness; one-word substitution: fear of darkness is nyctophobia.
दीवाली अंधकार पर प्रकाश की विजय का उत्सव है; one-word substitution में अँधेरे का डर nyctophobia।