Void vs. Darkness

Void vs. Darkness — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Void and Darkness

Voidadjective

Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.

Darknessnoun

(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light.

The darkness of the room made it difficult to see.

Voidadjective

Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.

Darknessnoun

(uncountable) Gloom.

Voidadjective

Being without; destitute; devoid.

Darknessnoun

(countable) The product of being dark.

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Voidadjective

Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.

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.

Voidadjective

Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification.

null and void

Darknessnoun

(uncountable) Evilness, lack of understanding or compassion, reference to death or suffering.

Voidadjective

Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.

Darknessnoun

absence of light or illumination

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Voidadjective

That does not return a value.

Darknessnoun

an unilluminated area;

he moved off into the darkness

Voidnoun

An empty space; a vacuum.

Nobody has crossed the void since one man died trying three hundred years ago; it's high time we had another go.

Darknessnoun

absence of moral or spiritual values;

the powers of darkness

Voidnoun

(astronomy) An extended region of space containing no galaxies

Darknessnoun

an unenlightened state;

he was in the dark concerning their intentionshis lectures dispelled the darkness

Voidnoun

(materials science) A collection of adjacent vacancies inside a crystal lattice.

Darknessnoun

having a dark or somber color

Voidnoun

(fluid mechanics) A pocket of vapour inside a fluid flow, created by cavitation.

Darknessnoun

a swarthy complexion

Voidnoun

A voidee.

Voidverb

(transitive) To make invalid or worthless.

He voided the check and returned it.

Voidverb

To empty.

void one’s bowels

Voidverb

To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge.

to void excrement

Voidverb

To withdraw, depart.

Voidverb

To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.

to void a table

Voidnoun

the state of nonexistence

Voidnoun

an empty area or space;

the huge desert voidsthe emptiness of outer spacewithout their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum

Voidverb

declare invalid;

The contract was annulledvoid a plea

Voidverb

clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place, receptacle, etc.) of something;

The chemist voided the glass bottleThe concert hall was voided of the audience

Voidverb

take away the legal force of or render ineffective;

invalidateas a contract

Voidverb

excrete or discharge from the body

Voidadjective

lacking any legal or binding force;

null and void

Voidadjective

containing nothing;

the earth was without form, and void