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   Black·ness

   /ˈblaknəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. the property or quality of being black in color: "it restores gray hair to blackness"
   • ▪ complete darkness; the absence of any light: "the entire house was plunged into pitch blackness"
   • 2. the fact or state of belonging to any human group having dark-colored skin: "my experiences have made me far more aware of my blackness than ever before"
   • ▪ the quality or character associated with black people: "the blackness of his poetry is an inextricable aspect of his subject matter"
   • 3. a state characterized by despair or depression: "there is a little hope amid the blackness of his life"
   • ▪ a state or condition of being evil or wicked: archaic "the blackness of the human heart through the atrocities of war"

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   • N

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   • E

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   • S

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   • S

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