light (hell) vs dark

Definitions

noun

1. an unenlightened state
2. absence of light or illumination
3. absence of moral or spiritual values
4. an unilluminated area
5. the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

adjective

1. marked by difficulty of style or expression
2. causing dejection
3. secret
4. devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
5. (used of color) having a dark hue

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Examples

The hat, I think the style was called fedora, had a dark band and a dint in the top, which my father would sometimes correct with a chopping action of his right hand.

I'm sat in one of those chairs with a little side table to rest your notebook on, arranged in a semicircle in a darkened room.

She also lent me a couple of Ben Elton books which were good, but not as good for relaxing as they have a whole dark seedy side.

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