Inherited fromMiddle Englishblaknesse, equivalent toblack +-ness.
blackness (usuallyuncountable,pluralblacknesses)
- The state or quality of beingblack in colour.
Theblackness of outer space comes from the lack of anything to reflect light rather than the absence of light.
- Anyspace that such colour pervades.
Out of theblackness came some flickers of light.
- (figurative)Darkness,gloominess;depression.
- (figurative) The quality of beingevil ordismal.
- The state of being ofAfrican descent.
2018 February 12, David Betancourt, “‘Black Panther’ fully embraces its blackness—and that's what makes it unforgettable”, inThe Washington Post[1], archived fromthe original on2018-02-12:“Black Panther” is a stunning visual and cultural achievement that takes superhero cinema where it’s never gone before by not being afraid to embrace itsblackness.
- Theexperiences andculture of African-American people.
state or quality of being black
