Blackness

Quick meaning: Blackness is a noun meaning The state or quality of being black in colour.

Meaning

The state or quality of being black in colour.

More Meanings

1. Any space that such colour pervades.
2. (figurative) Darkness, gloominess; depression.
3. (figurative) The quality of being evil or dismal.
4. The state of being of African descent.
5. The experiences and culture of African-American people.

Example Sentences

Out of the blackness came some flickers of light.

The blackness of outer space comes from the lack of anything to reflect light rather than the absence of light.

She had seen so much of the blacker side of human nature that blackness no longer startled her as it should do.

The guest room was full of the noise of the rain falling on fragrant branches in the framed blackness of the open window.

Word Forms

• blacknesses
• blacknesse

Synonyms for blackness

Depending on context, synonyms include black, lightlessness.

Antonyms for blackness

Common opposites include blacklessness, whiteness, white.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lightlessness, dark, night, darkness, obscurity, gloom.

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