blackness

noun6

1. •
   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.
2. •
   Any space that such colour pervades.

   • Out of the blackness came some flickers of light.
3. •
   The state of being of African descent.

   • “Black Panther” is a stunning visual and cultural achievement that takes superhero cinema where it’s never gone before by not being afraid to embrace its blackness. — 2018
4. •
   The experiences and culture of Black people.
5. •
   (figurative) Darkness, gloominess; depression.
6. •
   (figurative) The quality of being evil or dismal.

   • She had seen so much of the blacker side of human nature that blackness no longer startled her as it should do. — 1860