darkness

1. (uncountable)The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.

   The darkness of the room made it difficult to see.

   Dunkelheit, Finsternis

   темнота́temnotá, тьмаtʹma, мракmrak

   те́мряваtémrjava, тьма́tʹmá, мо́рокmórok

   absence of light or illumination

2. (uncountable)The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.

   The darkness of her skin betrayed her Mediterranean heritage.

3. (countable, uncountable)Any space that such colour pervades.

   Out of the darkness came some flickers of light.

4. (uncountable)Gloom; gloominess; depression.

5. (countable)The product of being dark.

   having a dark or somber color

6. (uncountable)Lack of understanding or compassion; spiritual or mental blindness.

7. (uncountable)Secrecy; concealment.

8. (uncountable)Lack of knowledge; obscurity or meaning or intelligibility; the unknown.

9. (uncountable)Nothingness, vanity, emptiness.

10. (uncountable)Hell.

1. We advanced under cover of darkness.

   ruМы продвигались под покровом темноты. — heccele

   deWir gingen im Schutz der Dunkelheit vor. — samueldora

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2. He felt his way through the darkness.

   deEr tastete sich durch die Dunkelheit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. Tom felt his way through the darkness.

   deTom tastete sich durch die Dunkelheit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. Darkness is the absence of light.

   ruТемнота - это отсутствие света. — Lenin_1917

   deDunkelheit ist die Abwesenheit von Licht. — xtofu80

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5. Tom sat in the darkness.

   ruТом сидел в темноте. — odexed

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