May 6, 2003 10:35
21 yrs ago
English term
darkness
Non-PRO
English
Art/Literary
But what of 9? It is, we all know, an odd number (very odd), and an early square. It is a 6 on its head, a circle and a line, the highest digit and the last, with something of the darkness that attaches to last things. Yet it has strange magic in it.
Responses
5 +3 | the unknown, the mystery of what lies beyond | Marion Burns |
4 +5 | Evil. | Knara Law |
5 +1 | las tinieblas | Bill Greendyk |
3 | la obscuridad | Sor Juana |
3 | Darkness | Empty Whiskey Glass |
1 | obscurity | RHELLER |
Responses
+3
3 hrs
Selected
the unknown, the mystery of what lies beyond
The darkness that attaches to last things would be the darkness of the unknown, the mystery of what lies beyond, since we do not know what lies beyond last things...
This darkness is at once frightening and compelling, thus the strange magic...
This darkness is at once frightening and compelling, thus the strange magic...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much! :)"
+1
2 mins
las tinieblas
I would use "tinieblas" in this context.
Saludos,
Bill
Saludos,
Bill
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Arcoiris
8 mins
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neutral |
Kim Metzger
: Hi Bill. Wrong language. Cheers!
2 hrs
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Oops! Maritza had posted a string of Eng>Span this AM, I goofed. Thanks, Kim!
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+5
4 mins
Evil.
In black magic the last of a sequence is considered to be mor evil than good.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Louise Mawbey
25 mins
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Thank you Louise.
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agree |
Marie Scarano
1 hr
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Thank you Marie.
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agree |
Kim Metzger
2 hrs
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Thank you Kim.
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agree |
Bin Zhang
5 hrs
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Thank you Bin Zhang.
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agree |
Ino66 (X)
5 hrs
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Thanks Ino66.
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26 mins
la obscuridad
I think its better for this context
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
Kim Metzger
: Moderator's note: please English only in English monolingual.
2 hrs
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2 hrs
obscurity
engulfment (swallowing)
before the END
before the END
3 hrs
Darkness
It could be absence of moral or spiritual values, obscurity, such as in Heart of Darkness.
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Note added at 2003-05-06 14:02:21 (GMT)
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Often used in the same context (NEW!):
dark, ness, shadow, shadows, light, harkness, evil, silence, blackness, heartless, ess, gloom, loneliness, sit, abyss, bud, depression, torture, uncertainty, wickedness
http://rhyme.lycos.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Word=darkness&typeofrhyme...
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Note added at 2003-05-06 14:04:18 (GMT)
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6:23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of
darkness.
http://rhyme.lycos.com/r/gwic.cgi?Word=darkness&Path=holy/ne...
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Note added at 2003-05-06 14:02:21 (GMT)
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Often used in the same context (NEW!):
dark, ness, shadow, shadows, light, harkness, evil, silence, blackness, heartless, ess, gloom, loneliness, sit, abyss, bud, depression, torture, uncertainty, wickedness
http://rhyme.lycos.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Word=darkness&typeofrhyme...
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Note added at 2003-05-06 14:04:18 (GMT)
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6:23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of
darkness.
http://rhyme.lycos.com/r/gwic.cgi?Word=darkness&Path=holy/ne...
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