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noun
The quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white).
synonyms: black, blackness.
is a specific kind of: achromatic color, achromatic colour.
is a broader term that covers: coal black, ebony, jet black, pitch black, sable, soot black.
is the opposite of: white, whiteness.
derivation: black, blacken, melanise, melanize | ink-black, inky, inky-black | black | black, smutty | black.
Polish: czarność, czerń
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