how to pronounce blackness

/ˈblæk.nəs/

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blackness is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of blackness in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… stare into the blackness and close my …”

meanings of blackness

noun:

The state or quality of being black.
The state of being of African descent.

blackness frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word blackness occurs in english on average 4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.