blackness
noun/ˈblæknəs/
/ˈblæknəs/
- [uncountable, singular] the fact of being completely dark or completely black in colour
- She peered out into the blackness of the night.
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- [uncountable] the fact of being full of anger or hate or of being without hope
- the utter blackness of despair
- [uncountable] the fact of belonging to a group of people who have dark skin and who come from or whose ancestors came from Africa
- complex notions of blackness
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