blackness

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

  1. (uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being black in colour.
  2. (uncountable, usually) Any space that such colour pervades.
  3. (figuratively, uncountable, usually) Darkness, gloominess; depression.
  4. (figuratively, uncountable, usually) The quality of being evil or dismal.
  5. (uncountable, usually) The state of being of African descent.
  6. (uncountable, usually) The experiences and culture of African-American people.

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Tariamas kaip (IPA)
/ˈblæknəs/
Etimologija (Anglų k.)

In summary

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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