blackness

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈblæknəs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state or quality of being black in colour. uncountable,usually
    — The blackness of outer space comes from the lack of anything to reflect light rather than the absence of light.
  2. Any space that such colour pervades. uncountable,usually
    — Out of the blackness came some flickers of light.
  3. Darkness, gloominess; depression. figuratively,uncountable,usually
  4. The quality of being evil or dismal. figuratively,uncountable,usually
    — She had seen so much of the blacker side of human nature that blackness no longer startled her as it should do.
  5. The state of being of African descent. uncountable,usually
    — “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 its blackness.
  6. The experiences and culture of Black people. uncountable,usually

词形变化

blacknesses plural Blackness alternative blacknesse alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

反义词
blacklessness whiteness
上位词
darkness dark
衍生词
antiblackness blackness studies pitch blackness pitch-blackness political blackness postblackness problackness
并列词
blackenedness blackishness

词源

Inherited from Middle English blaknesse, equivalent to black + -ness. Sense 5 most likely both originated from the masque The Masque of Blackness by Ben Jonson and later changed to its current positive sense.
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