Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pitch darkness

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: pitch -dark-ness
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Intense darkness with no light whatsoever.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To go through this experience in bitter winter weather and stumble along the line in the pitch darkness at 6 o'clock in the morning, into an icy-cold foundry, as was the writer's experience, was not too good."
"The trip is interesting, but hard to describe in pitch darkness."

Etymology

From pitch dark + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does pitch darkness mean?: Intense darkness with no light whatsoever.
Where does pitch darkness come from?: From pitch dark + -ness.

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