darkside
/ˈdɑɹkˌsaɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The side of something that is metaphorically dark, i.e. evil, distressing or otherwise undesirable; the negative aspect of something.
Countable
noun
Synonym of farside (“the side of a moon that faces away from the planet that it orbits”).
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Synonym of nightside (“the side of a planet that faces away from the sun around which it orbits”).
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A style of electronic music, being a form of hardcore characterized by discordant sounds.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "She checked their orbital position. She would have perhaps ten more minutes in darkside. The earth itself was a massive radiation shield between the station and the sun, and she would be perfectly safe."
- "This paper describes a hydrogen–oxygen regenerative fuel cell (RFC) energy storage system based on high temperature solid oxide fuel (SOFC) technology. […] The system functions as a secondary battery and is applicable to darkside energy storage for solar photovoltaics."
- "The spacecraft requirement stems from the need for spacecraft to conserve heat, and thus battery power, when not exposed to sunlight ("darkside"), to reflect heat when facing the Sun, and, on occasion, to emit excess heat on the darkside."
- "Near-synonym: downside"
- "[B]lack metal is by definition concerned with the occult as seen in its lyrical fixation with Satan or darkside tribal paganism."
- ""Why horror?" she'd ask, adding to her opinion that, "What sells is love stories, romance. A good drama." And so I'd ask myself, why indeed dwell into t[he] darkside of literature? Does it make me happy to figure out new ways to cause people's death?"
Etymology
From dark + side. Sense 2.1 (“side that is evil”) was popularized by the film Star Wars (1977; later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) where the term was used to describe the aspect of a metaphysical power called the Force which could be used to act aggressively and perpetrate evil.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɑɹkˌsaɪd/
- British English: /ˈdɑːk.saɪd/
Usage
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Frequently Paired Words
brightside
lightside