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Definition of blackness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blackness

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/ˈblæknəs/
 
/ˈblæknəs/
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  1. [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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  2. [uncountable] the fact of being full of anger or hate or of being without hope
    • the utter blackness of despair
  3. [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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