blackness
English
/ˈblæknəs/
noun
Definitions
- The state or quality of being black.
- The state of being of African descent.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English blaknesse affix from English black (dark haired, black haired).
Origin
English
black
Gloss
dark haired, black haired
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Blackacre English
- Blackbeard English
- Blackface English
- Blackophobe English
- Blacktown English
- Blackwood English
- Sabbathesque English
- antiblack English
- black English
- black Irish English
- black light English
- black sanctus English
- black swan English
- black truffle English
- black-haired English
- black-hearted English
- blackamoor English
- blackback English
- blackball English
- blackband English
- blackberry English
- blackbird English
- blackboard English
- blackboy English
- blackbuck English
- blackbutt English
- blackcap English
- blackchin English
- blackcoat English
- blackcock English
- blackdamp English
- blackdar English
- blacken English
- blacker English
- blacketh English
- blackeye English
- blackface English
- blackfaced English
- blackfella English
- blackfeller English
- blackfellow English
- blackfin English
- blackfish English
- blackfly English
- blackfulla English
- blackgame English
- blackgrass English
- blackguard English
- blackheart English
- blackify English
- blackish English
- blackism English
- blackity-black English
- blackjack English
- blacklead English
- blackleg English
- blackless English
- blacklight English
- blackline English
- blacklip English
- blacklist English
- blackly English
- blackmouth English
- blackophilia English
- blackophobic English
- blackpoll English
- blackride English
- blackrider English
- blackroot English
- blacksalter English
- blackshirt English
- blackskin English
- blacksmelt English
- blacksmith English
- blacksnake English
- blackspeak English
- blacksplain English
- blackspot English
- blackstart English
- blackster English
- blackstrap English
- blacktail English
- blackthorn English
- blacktip English
- blacktop English
- blackware English
- blackwash English
- blackwater English
- blackwood English
- blackwork English
- blackworm English
- blacky English
- bootblack English
- forblack English
- interblack English
- jet-black English
- lampblack English
- monoblack English
- nonblack English
- postblack English
- pro-black English
- quasiblack English
- shoeblack English
- toothblack English
- transblack English
- unblack English
- black French
- ブラック Japanese
- blak Middle English
- blaknesse Middle English
- μπλάκης Greek (modern)
- bläg Volapük
- blak Tok Pisin
- blak Bislama
- black
- blacky
- unblack
- blackly
- blacken
- blacker
- blackcap
- blackdar
- blacktip
- blackfly
- blackleg
- blackboy
- blackism
- blacktop
- blacketh
- blackish
- forblack
- blackeye
- blackfin
- blacklip
- nonblack
- blackify
- postblack
- Blackface
- blackbuck
- blackball
- antiblack
- blackbutt
- jet-black
- blacktail
- blackroot
- blackcoat
- Blacktown
- blackback
- blackware
- blackgame
- Blackwood
- blackchin
- blacklist
- blackskin
- blackwood
- lampblack
- blackworm
- blackwash
- blacklead
- blackwork
- blackster
- monoblack
- blackspot
- blackbird
- blackdamp
- pro-black
- blackjack
- Blackacre
- blackride
- shoeblack
- blackcock
- blackless
- blackface
- blackpoll
- blackline
- blackband
- bootblack
- blackfish
- blackshirt
- blackspeak
- blackberry
- blackrider
- black swan
- blackstrap
- blackguard
- blacksmelt
- blacksnake
- blackstart
- blackboard
- transblack
- quasiblack
- blackamoor
- blackfella
- blackthorn
- blackfulla
- blackwater
- interblack
- Blackbeard
- blacksmith
- blackheart
- blackmouth
- blacklight
- blackfaced
- blackgrass
- toothblack
- blacksplain
- blackfellow
- black Irish
- blacksalter
- Blackophobe
- blackfeller
- black light
- Sabbathesque
- blackophobic
- black-haired
- blackophilia
- black sanctus
- black-hearted
- black truffle
- blackity-black