blackness

noun

Definition of blacknessnext
as in dark
a time or place of little or no light strange nocturnal noises emanated from the forbidding blackness of the forest

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Recent Examples of blackness Lighting the mood Production design includes dramatic lighting effects, intensely bright (oof, that spotlight) to sudden pitch-blackness. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026 The building jolts and is cloaked in blackness. — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 The activity is not unlike the way US and Soviet submarines tailed one another in the Cold War, but instead of running silent and running deep, highly reflective satellites easily stand out against the inky blackness of space. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026 Only his beard breaks the blackness, the white cascading down his vestments. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for blackness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackness
  1. dark
  2. black
  3. shadows
  4. darkness
  5. night
  6. dusk
  7. twilight
  8. gloom
Noun
  • Dusk is easing into dark on the Cape Fear River when Max Cady (Javier Bardem) steps out of his car near Bluff’s Point.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
  • Overnight lows will also remain nearly 10 degrees above normal across the West, offering little relief even after dark.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of dark
Noun
  • The cabin comes in white-brown, black-brown, or all-black color schemes and features five seats with 10-layer filling, ventilation (bottom-blow, back-suction), and heating.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
  • For her main ensemble, the Catwoman star wore head-to-toe black, including a strappy triangle bikini layered beneath a semi-sheer coverup that doubled as a minidress.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of black
Noun
  • As political turmoil and public discontent grow, Geonyoung, played by Jung Woosung, emerges from the shadows to chase down a revenge plot nearly a decade in the making.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Between color and contrast, rest assured that visuals will be lifelike yet discernible (and you won’t get picked off by a bad agent hiding in the shadows).
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of shadows
Noun
  • Those inside the room crouched down on the floor in the darkness, waiting for help for 30 minutes.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Reflect Orbital's Earendil-1 demonstration satellite will carry a 59-foot-wide mirror to reflect sunlight onto a specific spot on the planet during periods of darkness.
    — Jean Lee, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of darkness
Noun
  • The finish was one of 12 on the night, a card volume that turned Belgrade into a record-setter.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Ben Williamson scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch in the 11th inning and Junior Caminero added a two-out RBI single as Tampa Bay rallied to beat Colorado 9-7 on Tuesday night after the Rockies roughed up Freddy Peralta in his Rays debut.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of night
Noun
  • Bears are most active after the sun goes down, or even at dawn or dusk, according to Fish and Game.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2026
  • Sundown Sundays are summer fun-days (and ideal to combat any Sunday Scaries) with a growing crowd through dusk.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Definition of dusk
Noun
  • The breaking of silence in a tipsy twilight, if only for the sake of comical nonsense, can be as blessed as the break of dawn.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The sky darkens to twilight, exposing the Sun's corona and sometimes revealing stars and planets as temperatures briefly cool.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of twilight
Noun
  • Having escaped from the gloom of his house for a while, Shoichiro breathed a sigh of relief.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The sheer vocal power Grande calls from somewhere in her fragile-looking body lifts the gloom and lets the sunshine in.
    — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of gloom

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