blackness

[blak-nis]

noun

1. the quality or state of being black.

2. the quality or state of being a Black person.

3. Negritude.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blackness¹

A Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; black, -ness

Example Sentences

When the attempted murderer claimed his intended targets stole his job, Superman snarled “The only person responsible for the blackness smothering your soul ... is you.”

From Los Angeles Times

“You turn off the lights and they just tumble into the blackness of space,” he told me.

From Los Angeles Times

The amnesia conceit allows the film to highlight its artificiality: painted backdrops, stages that recede into blackness, supporting players recast in multiple roles.

From Los Angeles Times

She continued up Lake Avenue, then suddenly plunged into blackness.

From Los Angeles Times

This white haziness in their lungs, where there should only be the empty blackness of air, is commonly the mark of a tuberculosis infection.

From Salon