blackness

noun

black·ness ˈblak-ˌnəs How to pronounce blackness (audio)

: the quality or state of being black: such as

: black color

Massive pots of oil, shellacked to a profound blackness by seasons of smoke and burnt grease, sit above burning slats of wood that seem to have been salvaged from the wreckage of the last hurricane.

Pete Wells

: darkness

As Kit lay wide awake in the blackness, some distant shouts, a snatch of raucous, unrestrained singing such as she had never heard before in Wethersfield, sent her mind back to the days of her childhood.

Elizabeth George Speare

: a gloomy or somber feeling, tone, or character

"… Think of me at this hour, in a strange place, labouring under a blackness of distress that no fancy can exaggerate …"

Robert Louis Stevenson

or less commonly Blackness

: the fact or state of belonging to a population group that has dark pigmentation of the skin : the fact or state of being Black (see black entry 1 sense 2a)

"In those days, racism and discrimination was overt. … people could see my blackness and would react to that. …"

Annette Nelson

: the social and cultural identity and experience of Black people

I, on the other hand, feel it is my blackness (not my skin color so much as the culture that nurtured me) that causes me to open myself, acknowledge my soul and its varied components …

Alice Walker

… the social construction of blackness, a social construction whose phenotypic reach I could not escape.

Devon W. Carbado

also : representations or expressions of this (as in art or literature)

… a conversation … exploring Blackness and gender identity within fine art and popular culture.

Ann Fink

单词	blackness
释义	blackness noun black·ness ˈblak-ˌnəs 1 : the quality or state of being black: such as a : black color Massive pots of oil, shellacked to a profound blackness by seasons of smoke and burnt grease, sit above burning slats of wood that seem to have been salvaged from the wreckage of the last hurricane. Pete Wells b : darkness As Kit lay wide awake in the blackness, some distant shouts, a snatch of raucous, unrestrained singing such as she had never heard before in Wethersfield, sent her mind back to the days of her childhood. Elizabeth George Speare c : a gloomy or somber feeling, tone, or character "… Think of me at this hour, in a strange place, labouring under a blackness of distress that no fancy can exaggerate …" Robert Louis Stevenson 2 or less commonly Blackness a : the fact or state of belonging to a population group that has dark pigmentation of the skin : the fact or state of being Black (see black entry 1 sense 2a) "In those days, racism and discrimination was overt. … people could see my blackness and would react to that. …" Annette Nelson b : the social and cultural identity and experience of Black people I, on the other hand, feel it is my blackness (not my skin color so much as the culture that nurtured me) that causes me to open myself, acknowledge my soul and its varied components … Alice Walker … the social construction of blackness, a social construction whose phenotypic reach I could not escape. Devon W. Carbado also : representations or expressions of this (as in art or literature) … a conversation … exploring Blackness and gender identity within fine art and popular culture. Ann Fink Word History Etymology Middle English blaknesse, from blak black entry 1 + -nesse -ness First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 blackness noun 1 as in black a time or place of little or no light strange nocturnal noises emanated from the forbidding blackness of the forest Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance black dark darkness shadows night dusk twilight gloom semidarkness murk midnight candlelight gloaming shade umbra dimness blackout murkiness dullness grayness paleness mistiness shadiness haziness somberness faintness brownout umbrage gloominess fogginess cloudiness dulness dimout half-light Antonyms & Near Antonyms brightness glow light glare daylight brilliance lightness sunlight day blaze moonlight starlight radiance sunshine luminosity luminescence effulgence radiancy luminance shine luminousness incandescence See More 2 as in dinge the state or quality of being dirty judging from the blackness of the carpet, I'd say that it had never been cleaned Synonyms & Similar Words dinge dustiness foulness dirtiness staining dinginess sordidness grubbiness uncleanliness griminess filthiness uncleanness messiness squalidness nastiness soilage squalor discoloration impurity muddiness smuttiness sloppiness insanitation untidiness impureness sootiness mussiness Antonyms & Near Antonyms purity cleanliness spotlessness
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blackness

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