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Blackness
The quality or state of being black; black color; atrociousness or enormity in wickedness.
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Broader term 2
Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color…
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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom.
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Narrower term 2
A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green.
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A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela zibellina) native of the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and America, -- noted for its fine, s…
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Derivationally related 4
Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characte…
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Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characte…
oewn 2023
15% interchangeable
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Destitute of light; dark.
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Destitute of light; dark.
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Synonym 2
Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characte…
oewn 2023
68% interchangeable
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The state or quality of being inky; blackness.
oewn 2023
68% interchangeable
Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.
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