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BLACKNESS Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word blackness. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For BLACKNESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for blackness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
color dark darkness quality shade
Phrases (2)
achromatic colorachromatic colour

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