🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

negrura

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ne-groo-ra

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Blackness/ˈblæk.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La negrura de la tinta hizo que la escritura destacara."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality or state of being black.

    "The blackness of the night sky was mesmerizing."
  2. 2

    A term used to describe the absence of light or a very dark color.

    "The blackness of the ink made the writing stand out."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'blackness' originates from the Old English 'blæc', meaning 'dark' or 'black', combined with the suffix '-ness' which denotes a state or condition. The term has evolved through Middle English and has been used since the 14th century to describe the quality of being black or dark.

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