Words that rhyme with darkness
Closest near rhymes for darkness
hardness, sharpness, harshness and smartness
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for darkness (only rare words like starkness). The closest near rhymes are hardness, sharpness, harshness and smartness.
Near rhymes for darkness
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- hardness
- sharpness
- harshness
- smartness
- harness
- carcass
- shortness
- marquess
- markets
- regardless
- caucus
- supermarkets
- heartless
- fondness
- garnish
- varnish
- sharpening
- calmness
- disheartening
- tarnish
- darkening
- orcas
- catharsis
- tarsus
- heartening
- hypermarkets
Perfect rhymes for darkness
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as darkness. These rare words do:
Show 1 rare word
- starkness
How darkness sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɑɹknəs/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (DARK-ness) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɑɹknəs |
Darkness has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Counting syllables? See how many syllables are in darkness.
Questions
- What rhymes with darkness?
- No common word rhymes perfectly with darkness. Near rhymes such as hardness, sharpness, harshness, smartness and harness come closest.
- How many words rhyme with darkness?
- We found 0 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for darkness, plus 26 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in darkness?
- Darkness has two syllables, with the stress on the first.