Definitions for blackness
ˈblæk nɪsblack·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. black, blackness, inkinessnoun

   the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

2. total darkness, lightlessness, blackness, pitch blackness, blacknoun

   total absence of light

   "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blacknessnoun

   The state, property or quality of being black.

   The blackness of outerspace comes from the lack of anything to reflect light rather than the absence of black.

2. blacknessnoun

   The result or product of being black.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blacknessnoun

   Etymology: from black.

   1. Black colour.

   Blackness is only a disposition to absorb, or stifle, without reflection, most of the rays of every sort that fall on the bodies. John Locke, Elements of Natural Philosophy, c. ii.

   There would emerge one or more very black spots, and, within those, other spots of an intenser blackness. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   His tongue, his prating tongue, had chang’d him quite,
   To sooty blackness from the purest white. Joseph Addison, Ovid.

   2. Darkness.

   His faults in him seem as the spots of heav’n,
   More fiery by night’s blackness. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

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1. blackness

   Blackness commonly refers to the quality or state of being black in terms of color. In a broader and more complex context, it can also refer to the cultural, social, or political aspects related to individuals or groups who identify as being part of the Black or African Diaspora. This can include shared experiences, identity construction, or a sense of solidarity and community. However, it should be noted that such experiences and identities are diverse and not monolithic. This definition often informs discussions in academia, particularly in fields like African-American or Black studies, sociology, and cultural studies.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blacknessnoun

   the quality or state of being black; black color; atrociousness or enormity in wickedness

Matched Categories

1. • Achromatic Color

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How to pronounce blackness?

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How to say blackness in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of blackness in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of blackness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of blackness in a Sentence

1. Matt James:

   When I questioned our relationship, it was in the context of you not fully understanding my Blackness and what it means to be a Black man in America, it broke my heart, because this is the last conversation I thought we'd be having. I didn't sign up to have this conversation.

2. Perry Brass:

   Ageism is the racism of the gay world. We really believe that age—and all of our fears that it carries—will “rub off” on us, the way that racists once believed blackness would.

3. Devon Jerome Crawford:

   Mayor Rahm Emanuel is implicated in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, this killing indicates the detachment of city leaders from the plight of black, teenage youth on the South Side of Chicago and a willingness by the city to criminalize blackness as opposed to reforming structural inequality.

4. Rachel Dolezal:

   You can't just say in one sentence what is blackness or what is black culture or what makes you who you are.

5. Charles Duke:

   The first time I saw it [the Earth], we came from the backside of the Moon and we watched Earthrise. My first thought was, Were a long way from home, but after that, you recognize the beauty of it the blue, the white and the brown. Earth was just there suspended upon nothing, in the blackness of space.It was just awesome.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=blackness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Blackness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=blackness
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blackness
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=blackness