blackness
See also: Blackness
English
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[edit]Inherited from Middle English blaknesse, equivalent to black + -ness.
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[edit]blackness (usually uncountable, plural blacknesses)
- 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.
- (figurative) Darkness, gloominess; depression.
- (figurative) The quality of being evil or dismal.
- 1860 January – 1861 April, Anthony Trollope, Framley Parsonage. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], published April 1861, →OCLC:
- She had seen so much of the blacker side of human nature that blackness no longer startled her as it should do.
- The state of being of African descent.
- 2018 February 12, David Betancourt, “‘Black Panther’ fully embraces its blackness—and that's what makes it unforgettable”, in The Washington Post[1], archived from the original on 2018-02-12:
- “Black Panther” is a stunning visual and cultural achievement that takes superhero cinema where it’s never gone before by not being afraid to embrace its blackness.
- The experiences and culture of African-American people.
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[edit]state or quality of being black
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