noun
total absence of light
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they fumbled around in total darkness
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in the black of night
• Syn: ↑total darkness, ↑lightlessness, ↑blackness, ↑black
• Derivationally related forms: ↑pitch-black, ↑black (for: ↑blackness), ↑lightless (for: ↑lightlessness)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.