blackness
The state or quality of being black in colourThe state or quality of being black in colour.
» There was only pitch blackness around me.
Значення
значень: 6(незлічуване, зазвичай)The state or quality of being black in colour.
The blackness of outer space comes from the lack of anything to reflect light rather than the absence of light.
Schwärze
чернота́černotá
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
(незлічуване, зазвичай)Any space that such colour pervades.
Out of the blackness came some flickers of light.
(переносно, незлічуване, зазвичай)Darkness, gloominess; depression.
(переносно, незлічуване, зазвичай)The quality of being evil or dismal.
(незлічуване, зазвичай)The state of being of African descent.
(незлічуване, зазвичай)The experiences and culture of Black people.
Приклади
речень: 12There was only pitch blackness around me.
The cat's eyes gleamed in the blackness.
He saw nothing but blackness in every direction.
Tom stared into the impenetrable blackness of the night sky.
ruТом пристально смотрел в непроглядную черноту ночного неба. — sharptoothed
deTom starrte in die undurchdringliche Schwärze des Nachthimmels. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The pupils of her eyes had the blackness of a deep chasm.
Переклади
мов: 8За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
Inherited from Middle English blaknesse, equivalent to black + -ness. Sense 5 most likelyInherited 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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Форми
множина: blacknessesСиноніми
синонімів: 5- the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white):blackinkiness
- total absence of light:total darknesslightlessnesspitch blacknessblack
Антоніми
антонімів: 2Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 6Уроки до слова
уроків: 1- A1Злічувані та незлічувані іменники — Бо воно може бути незлічуваним