overtaken by darkness
1Frank Herbert Goldsborough — Francis Herbert Goldsborough (July 16, 1910 ndash; July 16, 1930) was a record holding aviator who died in a plane crash in Vermont on his 20th birthday. BirthFrank was born as Francis Herbert Goldsborough in Washington, D.C. in 1910 but went by… …
2belated — a. 1. Delayed, retarded, hindered, made late. 2. Overtaken by night, out late in the night, overtaken by darkness, caught in or by the dark …
3benighted — adjective Date: 15th century 1. overtaken by darkness or night 2. existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness ; unenlightened • benightedly adverb • benightedness noun …
4benight — (v.) 1550s, to be overtaken by darkness, from BE (Cf. be ) + NIGHT (Cf. night). Figurative sense (especially in pp. adj. benighted) of to involve in moral or intellectual darkness is from c.1600 …
5Seventh son of a seventh son — The seventh son of a seventh son is a concept from folklore regarding special powers given to, or held by, such a son. The seventh son must come from an unbroken line with no female children born between, and be, in turn, born to such a seventh… …
6Richard James (aviator) — Richard James (1911 ?) set the junior transcontinental air speed record in 1928. He completed the flight on December 15, 1928, arriving in San Francisco. He had left from New York. The elapsed flying time was 48 hours, spread over one month.… …
7belated — belatedly, adv. belatedness, n. /bi lay tid/, adj. 1. coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings. 2. late, delayed, or detained: We started the meeting without the belated representative. 3. Archaic …
8benighted — benightedly, adv. benightedness, n. /bi nuy tid/, adj. 1. intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened: benighted ages of barbarism and superstition. 2. overtaken by darkness or night. [1565 75; benight (BE + NIGHT) + ED2] Syn. 1. backward,… …
9belated — adjective coming late or too late. Derivatives belatedly adverb belatedness noun Origin C17 (in the sense overtaken by darkness ): past participle of obs. belate delay …
10benighted — adjective 1》 in a state of intellectual or moral ignorance. 2》 archaic overtaken by darkness. Derivatives benightedness noun Origin C16: past participle of archaic benight …
