Blackening and Blackness

Blackening and Blackness

See also darkness.
denigrationliterally, blackening; commonly, the sullying or defaming of a person, organization, or institution. — denigrator, n.melanisma darkening caused by an unusually high amount of pigmentation in the skin, hair, and eyes.melanosisabnormal production and presence of melanin, a black pigment, in the body tissues. — melanotic, adj.melanositydarkness or blackness of eyes, hair, or complexion.nigrescencethe process of becoming black; blackness, as of the skin. — nigrescent, adj.nigritudethe condition of being black; blackness.phaeisman intermediate darkening of the skin, hair, and eyes, of insufficient degree to be called melanism.