blackness

About 2.15 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The state or quality of being black in colour.

   The blackness of outer space comes from the lack of anything to reflect light rather than the absence of light.

2. noun Any space that such colour pervades.

   Out of the blackness came some flickers of light.

3. noun Darkness, gloominess; depression.
4. noun The quality of being evil or dismal.
5. noun The state of being of African descent.
6. noun The experiences and culture of Black people.

Similar words

lightlessness total darkness dark night darkness obscurity gloom nothingness nil none

Often followed by

of and in is that as was to with

Word family

Blackness Blacknesses