Etymology
Origin of blackness
A Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at black, -ness
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"I could hardly breathe. I was hot, I was sweating, my trousers were burning. Total blackness, I've never seen blackness like it."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
"What struck me wasn't necessarily just Earth, it was all the blackness around it. Earth was just this lifeboat hanging undisturbingly in the universe," said Koch.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
For white authors and readers, Morrison argued, blackness has been more metaphoric than real, a signifier of certain behavioral expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
It is blackness that refuses to accept subjugation, to give up.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2024
Then the blackness above me is broken by a sliver of light.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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