BLACKNESS Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word blackness. (close relations)
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| darkness | nounn | |||||
noun • absence of light or illumination • an unilluminated area • absence of moral or spiritual values • an unenlightened state • having a dark or somber color • a swarthy complexion | ||||||
| dimness | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being poorly illuminated • the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity • the quality of being dim or lacking contrast | ||||||
| gloom | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of partial or total darkness • a feeling of melancholy apprehension • an atmosphere of depression and melancholy | ||||||
| night | nounn | |||||
noun • Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside • a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom • the period spent sleeping • the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit • darkness • a shortening of nightfall • the time between sunset and midnight | ||||||
| obscurity | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand • an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known • the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination | ||||||
| shadow | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • shade within clear boundaries • an unilluminated area • something existing in perception only • a premonition of something adverse • an indication that something has been present • refuge from danger or observation • a dominating and pervasive presence • a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements • an inseparable companion verb • follow, usually without the person's knowledge • cast a shadow over • make appear small by comparison | ||||||
| black | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||
adjective • being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light • of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin noun • the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) • British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799) • popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) • total absence of light • (board games) the darker pieces • a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today • black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning) adjective satellite • marked by anger or resentment or hostility • offering little or no hope • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin • (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood • extremely dark • harshly ironic or sinister • (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading • distributed or sold illicitly • (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame • (of coffee) without cream or sugar • soiled with dirt or soot verb • make or become black | ||||||
| inkiness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) | ||||||
| lightlessness | nounn | |||||
noun • total absence of light | ||||||
| pitch blackness | nounn | |||||
noun • total absence of light | ||||||
| total darkness | nounn | |||||
noun • total absence of light | ||||||
