Darknessnoun
(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light.
‘The darkness of the room made it difficult to see.’;
Shadownoun
A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
‘My shadow lengthened as the sun began to set.’; ‘The X-ray showed a shadow on his lung.’;
Darknessnoun
(uncountable) Gloom.
Shadownoun
Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom, obscurity.
‘I immediately jumped into shadow as I saw them approach.’;
Darknessnoun
(countable) The product of being dark.
Shadownoun
(obsolete) A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
Darknessnoun
(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.’;
Shadownoun
That which looms as though a shadow.
‘I don't have a shadow of doubt in my mind that my plan will succeed. The shadow of fear of my being outed always affects how I live my life. I lived in her shadow my whole life.’;
Darknessnoun
(uncountable) Evilness, lack of understanding or compassion, reference to death or suffering.
Shadownoun
A small degree; a shade.
‘He did not give even a shadow of respect to the professor.’;
Darknessnoun
The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom.
‘And darkness was upon the face of the deep.’;
Shadownoun
An imperfect and faint representation.
‘He came back from war the shadow of a man.’; ‘the neopagan ritual was only a pale shadow of the ones the Greeks held thousands of years ago’;
Darknessnoun
A state of privacy; secrecy.
‘What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light.’;
Shadownoun
A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.
Darknessnoun
A state of ignorance or error, especially on moral or religious subjects; hence, wickedness; impurity.
‘Men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.’; ‘Pursue these sons of darkness: drive them outFrom all heaven's bounds.’;
Shadownoun
One who secretly or furtively follows another.
‘The constable was promoted to working as a shadow for the Royals.’;
Darknessnoun
Want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity; as, the darkness of a subject, or of a discussion.
Shadownoun
A type of lettering form of word processors that makes a cubic effect.
Darknessnoun
A state of distress or trouble.
‘A day of clouds and of thick darkness.’;
Shadownoun
An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.
Darknessnoun
absence of light or illumination
Shadownoun
A spirit; a ghost; a shade.
Darknessnoun
an unilluminated area;
‘he moved off into the darkness’;
Shadownoun
An uninvited guest accompanying one who was invited.
Darknessnoun
absence of moral or spiritual values;
‘the powers of darkness’;
Shadownoun
(psychology) In Jungian psychology, an unconscious aspect of the personality.
Darknessnoun
an unenlightened state;
‘he was in the dark concerning their intentions’; ‘his lectures dispelled the darkness’;
Shadowverb
To block light or radio transmission.
‘Looks like that cloud's going to shadow us.’;
Darknessnoun
having a dark or somber color
Shadowverb
(espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
Darknessnoun
a swarthy complexion
Shadowverb
To accompany a professional during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.
Darkness
Darkness, the polar opposite of brightness, is understood as a lack of illumination or an absence of visible light. Human vision is unable to distinguish color in conditions of either high brightness or very low brightness.
Shadowverb
(programming) To make an identifier, usually a variable, inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.
Shadowverb
(computing) To apply the shadowing process to (the contents of ROM).
Shadowadjective
Unofficial, informal, unauthorized, but acting as though it were.
‘The human resources department has a shadow information technology group without headquarters knowledge.’;
Shadowadjective
Having power or influence, but not widely known or recognized.
‘The director has been giving shadow leadership to the other group's project to ensure its success.’; ‘The illuminati shadow group has been pulling strings from behind the scenes.’;
Shadowadjective
(politics) Acting in a leadership role before being formally recognized.
‘The shadow cabinet cannot agree on the terms of the agreement due immediately after they are sworn in.’; ‘The insurgents’ shadow government is being crippled by the federal military strikes.’;
Shadowadjective
Part of, or related to, the opposition in government.
Shadownoun
Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade, n., 1.
Shadownoun
Darkness; shade; obscurity.
‘Night's sable shadows from the ocean rise.’;
Shadownoun
A shaded place; shelter; protection; security.
‘In secret shadow from the sunny ray,On a sweet bed of lilies softly laid.’;
Shadownoun
A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
Shadownoun
That which follows or attends a person or thing like a shadow; an inseparable companion; hence, an obsequious follower.
‘Sin and her shadow Death.’;
Shadownoun
A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom.
Shadownoun
An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image; dim bodying forth; hence, mystical representation; type.
‘The law having a shadow of good things to come.’; ‘[Types] and shadows of that destined seed.’;
Shadownoun
A small degree; a shade.
Shadownoun
An uninvited guest coming with one who is invited.
‘I must not have my board pastered with shadowsThat under other men's protection break inWithout invitement.’;
Shadowverb
To cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to throw a shadow upon; to overspead with obscurity.
‘The warlike elf much wondered at this tree,So fair and great, that shadowed all the ground.’;
Shadowverb
To conceal; to hide; to screen.
‘Let every soldier hew him down a bough.And bear't before him; thereby shall we shadowThe numbers of our host.’;
Shadowverb
To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud.
‘Shadowing their right under your wings of war.’;
Shadowverb
To mark with gradations of light or color; to shade.
Shadowverb
To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically.
‘Augustus is shadowed in the person of æneas.’;
Shadowverb
To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over.
‘The shadowed livery of the burnished sun.’; ‘Why sad?I must not see the face O love thus shadowed.’;
Shadowverb
To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal.
Shadownoun
shade within clear boundaries
Shadownoun
an unilluminated area;
‘he moved off into the darkness’;
Shadownoun
something existing in perception only;
‘a ghostly apparition at midnight’;
Shadownoun
a premonition of something adverse;
‘a shadow over his happiness’;
Shadownoun
an indication that something has been present;
‘there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim’; ‘a tincture of condescension’;
Shadownoun
refuge from danger or observation;
‘he felt secure in his father's shadow’;
Shadownoun
a dominating and pervasive presence;
‘he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father’;
Shadownoun
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
Shadownoun
an inseparable companion;
‘the poor child was his mother's shadow’;
Shadowverb
follow, usually without the person's knowledge;
‘The police are shadowing her’;
Shadowverb
cast a shadow over
Shadowverb
make appear small by comparison;
‘This year's debt dwarves that of last year’;
Shadow
A shadow is a dark (real image) area where light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it.