Gloom
Gloom noun - A time or place of little or no light.
Usage example: the gloom of a rainy night is the perfect setting for a mystery story
Light
Light noun - The steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible.
Usage example: he read poetry to her by the light of the moon
How words are described
| constant | constant gloom | constant light |
Both words in one sentence
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The light of the torch disappears into the gloom... but we never hear it hit the ground.
Source: Plummet Perspective -
The buildings are made of a black, greasy stone that drinks light, casting the city in an eternal gloom.
Source: Eldritch Location -
John Adams might have been able to "see the rays of ravishing light and glory... through the gloom," but he also knew what they faced.
Source: Darkest Hour
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