Darkness and Stealth

Darkness

Darkness noun - A time or place of little or no light.

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Stealth and darkness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stealth" instead the word "Darkness" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: dark, darken, darkly, darkish

Stealth noun - Avoiding detection by moving carefully.

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Darkness and stealth are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Darkness" instead the word "Stealth" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: steal, stealing, stealthy, stealthily

full	full darkness	full stealth
pure	pure darkness	pure stealth
normal	normal darkness	normal stealth
natural	natural darkness	natural stealth
Other adjectives: perfect, complete, infinite, true, simple, actual, absolute, inherent, supernatural, permanent.

To name a few examples, Mutant Lizards are said to have darkness and stealth powers, and adapt to attacks in order to never fall for the same trick twice; Raptors are said to have force fields; Pteranodons are said to have lightning powers; and T-Rexes have nuclear furnaces in their mouths.

Source: Toys / LEGO Dino Attack
Downplayed with Snipers; they can be killed with stealth attacks, but their scope allows them to see the Marked Ninja even in darkness unless he's hiding.

Source: Video Game / Mark of the Ninja
They're also less central to the game's stealth mechanic, which relies more on avoiding line-of-sight than hiding in darkness.

Source: Video Game / Dishonored

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