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darkness meaning in Kannada

ತಮಸ್ಸು tamassu

UK/ˈdɑːk.nəs//ˈdɑɹk.nɪs/

darkness in Kannada: ತಮಸ್ಸು (tamassu), ಕತ್ತಲೆ (kattale), ತಮ (tama). In English, darkness means the state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.

Kannada words for darkness

darkness
ತಮಸ್ಸು tamassu, ಕತ್ತಲೆ kattale
darkness; ignorance
ತಮ tama

English meaning of darkness

  1. noun The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
  2. noun The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.
  3. noun Any space that such colour pervades.
  4. noun Gloom; gloominess; depression.

Full definition of darkness

darkness in a sentence

  • The darkness of the room made it difficult to see.
  • The darkness of her skin betrayed her Mediterranean heritage.
  • Out of the darkness came some flickers of light.

Synonyms of darkness

darkness in other languages

Questions about darkness in Kannada

What is the meaning of darkness in Kannada?
Darkness in Kannada is ತಮಸ್ಸು (tamassu), ಕತ್ತಲೆ (kattale), ತಮ (tama).
darkness ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Darkness: ತಮಸ್ಸು (tamassu), ಕತ್ತಲೆ (kattale), ತಮ (tama).
What does darkness mean in English?
Darkness means the state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.

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Kannada words from Wiktionary's Kannada entries whose English meaning is “darkness”: ಕತ್ತಲೆ, ತಮ, ತಮಸ್ಸು. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: darkness (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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