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blackhood

blackhood noun: the state or condition of being black (all senses); blackness.

Noun

blackhood (countable and uncountable, plural blackhoods)

  1. The state or condition of being black (all senses); blackness.
    • […] expression, I'm afraid I do not share the conviction held by very important people, like Aime Cesaire, quoted earlier by Charles, who suggest that there is a kind of brotherhood, call it negritude, call it a blackhood, call it blackness.1961, Charles J. Patterson, Letters Relating to Africa South of the Sahara
    • He also arranged a list of twelve secrets of life to help African Americans enjoy their blackhood and lead better lives.2003, Zekeh S. Gbotokuma, A Pan-African Encyclopedia, volume 2, page 676

Forms of blackhood

pluralblackhoods

Origin of blackhood

From black + -hood. In some senses perhaps from blend of black + brotherhood. Compare Middle English blakhede (“blackness”), of equivalent formation.

Questions about blackhood

What does blackhood mean?
Blackhood means the state or condition of being black (all senses); blackness.
What part of speech is blackhood?
Blackhood is a noun.
What is the plural of blackhood?
The plural of blackhood is blackhoods.

Words near blackhood in the dictionary

  1. Blackhill
  2. blackhole
  3. blackholed
  4. blackholes
  5. blackholing
  6. blackhood
  7. blackhouse
  8. blackhouses
  9. Blackhurst
  10. Blackhursts
  11. Blackian

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