noun

• The state or quality of being black in colour.
• Any space that such colour pervades.
• (figurative) Darkness, gloominess; depression.
• (figurative) The quality of being evil or dismal.
• The state of being of African descent.
• The experiences and culture of African-American people.
• An area in Dundee, Dundee council area, Scotland.
• A small coastal village in Falkirk council area, Scotland; a nearby headland is named Black Ness (OS grid ref NT0580).
• A hamlet in Westham parish, Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ6104).
• A suburb of Crowborough, Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ5230).
• Alternative letter-case form of blackness (“state of being of African descent; culture of African-Americans”). [The state or quality of being black in colour.]