Etymology
Origin of blackness
A Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at black, -ness
Example Sentences
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Then, he satirizes conservatives’ discomfort with his Blackness by sitting silently as Martin Short, playing a nervous young Republican delivering a hackneyed diatribe, shudders in his presence before scampering offstage to fall apart.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026
RaMell proposed to set about reorganizing and juxtaposing symbols of Blackness and Black life in the hope of creating a visceral interaction between the viewer and the lives unfurling onscreen.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024
I’ve been able to claim my queerness, my Blackness, even just shaving my hair and having my face being so shown.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024
And now I’m going to go listen to Sounds of Blackness.
From Salon • Oct. 28, 2024
Blackness crawled in from the edges of my vision.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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