nonblack

See also: non-black

English

Alternative forms

• non-black
• non-Black

Etymology

From non- +‎ black.

Adjective

nonblack (not comparable)

1. Not black in color.
   • 2001, Peter Achinstein, The book of evidence:

     Let us return to the hypothesis that generated the paradox: All nonblack things are nonravens.

2. Not of African descent; not racially black.
   • 2009 January 18, Robert S. Boynton, “Demographics and Destiny”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     […] electing an African-American in a country where African-Americans make up 13 percent of the population required a candidate who appealed to nonblack voters.

Synonyms

• unblack

Noun

nonblack (plural nonblacks)

1. A nonblack person.