blackness.
The state or quality of being black in colour.
Meaning & usage
The state or quality of being black in colour.
The blackness of outer space comes from the lack of anything to reflect light rather than the absence of light.
Any space that such colour pervades.
Out of the blackness came some flickers of light.
Darkness, gloominess; depression.
The quality of being evil or dismal.
The state of being of African descent.
The experiences and culture of Black people.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English blaknesse, equivalent to black + -ness. Sense 5 most likely both originated from the masque The Masque of Blackness by Ben Jonson and later changed to its current positive sense.
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