Definitions
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“The blackness of outer space comes from the lack of anything to reflect light rather than the absence of light.”
“Out of the blackness came some flickers of light.”
“The guest room was full of the noise of the rain falling on fragrant branches in the framed blackness of the open window.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“No light”9 letters
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