Etymology

blackness

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Today it means: The state or quality of being black in colour. Full definition →

Middle English blaknesse
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blackness · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromblaknesse
  2. English todayblackness

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.

Blackness · proper noun, noun2

From Black + -ness.

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