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Blackness — is the degree to which an individual, regardless of their ethnic background, is sympathetic to or a part of the mainstream African American culture. A person may be thought of as losing their blackness by not adhering to the mainstream thoughts… … Wikipedia
Blackness — Black ness, n. The quality or state of being black; black color; atrociousness or enormity in wickedness. [1913 Webster] They re darker now than blackness. Donne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blackness — BLACKNESS, a village, in the parish of Carriden, county of Linlithgow, 3 miles (E.) from Borrowstounness; containing 107 inhabitants. This place, formerly the sea port of Linlithgow, and the residence of numerous merchants, who carried on an… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
blackness — late 14c., from BLACK (Cf. black) (adj.) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
Blackness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Blackness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 blackness blackness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 darkness darkness &c.(want of light) ???. ???>421 Sgm: N 1 swartliness swartliness lividity dark color tone color … English dictionary for students
Blackness — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Blackness peut désigner : Blackness (Dundee), un village écossais ; Blackness (Linlithgow), un village écossais ; Blackness (groupe), un… … Wikipédia en Français
blackness — [[t]blæ̱knəs[/t]] N UNCOUNT Blackness is the state of being very dark. [LITERARY] The twilight had turned to a deep blackness … English dictionary
blackness — noun 1. the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) (Freq. 4) • Syn: ↑black, ↑inkiness • Ant: ↑white (for: ↑black) … Useful english dictionary
blackness — black|ness [ blæknəs ] noun uncount the quality of being completely black or completely dark: She disappeared into the blackness of the night … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blackness — UK [ˈblæknəs] / US noun [uncountable] the quality of being completely black or completely dark She disappeared into the blackness of the night … English dictionary
