Frankie blamed his own blackness for his school problems. His real issue was that so did his teachers.
Source: tatoeba (758044)
Blackness
/ˈblæknəs/
Synonyms for "blackness" (26 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (7)
Related words (13)
Noun(7 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: absence of light, black, black identity, dark, darkness.
- Sentence evidence is available for blackness, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, wordnet, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "blackness".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "blackness"
Keep "blackness" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "blackness" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "blackness", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "blackness" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
11 entriesachromatic colorachromatic colourappearancecolordarkdarknessethnicityidentity categorylighting conditionracial identityvisual property
More specific
7 entriesAfrican American identityCaribbean blacknessdeep blacknessdiaspora blacknessdimnessjet blacknessnighttime darkness
Collocations
5 entriesabsolute blacknesscosmic blacknessdeep blacknesspitch blacknessracial blackness
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
39 translations across 25 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- μελανότης noun (state or quality of being black)
Arabic
1 entries- سَوَاد noun (state or quality of being black)
Catalan
2 entries- negror noun (state or quality of being black)
- negror noun (result or product)
Esperanto
1 entries- nigreco noun (state or quality of being black)
Finnish
1 entries- mustuus noun (state or quality of being black)
French
1 entries- noirceur noun (state or quality of being black)
Galician
2 entries- negror noun (state or quality of being black)
- negrura noun (state or quality of being black)
Georgian
1 entries- სიშავე noun (state or quality of being black)
German
1 entries- Schwärze noun (state or quality of being black)
Italian
1 entries- nerezza noun (state or quality of being black)
Latin
3 entries- nigredo noun (state or quality of being black)
- nigritia noun (state or quality of being black)
- nigror noun (state or quality of being black)
Manx
1 entries- dooid noun (state or quality of being black)
Marathi
2 entries- काळेपणा noun (state or quality of being black)
- काळोख noun (state or quality of being black)
Old English
1 entries- sweartnes noun (state or quality of being black)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- سواد noun (state or quality of being black)
Polish
3 entries- czarność noun (state or quality of being black)
- czerń noun (state or quality of being black)
- czerń noun (result or product)
Portuguese
3 entries- negridão noun (state or quality of being black)
- negror noun (state or quality of being black)
- negrura noun (state or quality of being black)
Punjabi
1 entries- کالَکھ noun (state or quality of being black)
Russian
1 entries- чернота́ noun (state or quality of being black)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- dubh noun (state or quality of being black)
- dubh noun (result or product)
Spanish
4 entries- negror noun (state or quality of being black)
- negror noun (result or product)
- negrura noun (state or quality of being black)
- negrura noun (result or product)
Swedish
1 entries- svärta noun (state or quality of being black)
Thai
1 entries- ความดำ noun (state or quality of being black)
Turkish
2 entries- karalık noun (state or quality of being black)
- siyahlık noun (state or quality of being black)
Welsh
1 entries- düwch noun (state or quality of being black)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
Tom stared into the impenetrable blackness of the night sky.
Source: tatoeba (1343777)
The pupils of her eyes had the blackness of a deep chasm.
Source: tatoeba (2789128)
The pupils of her eyes had the blackness of a deep abyss.
Source: tatoeba (2790418)
Showing 4 of 25 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "blackness"?
Closest matches include absence of light, black, black identity, dark, darkness.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "blackness"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.