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nonblack

nonblack adjective: not black in color.

Adjective

nonblack (not comparable)

  1. Not black in color.
    • Let us return to the hypothesis that generated the paradox: All nonblack things are nonravens.2001, Peter Achinstein, The book of evidence
  2. Not of African descent; not racially black.
    • […]electing an African-American in a country where African-Americans make up 13 percent of the population required a candidate who appealed to nonblack voters.2009 January 18, Robert S. Boynton, “Demographics and Destiny”, in The New York Times

Noun

nonblack (plural nonblacks)

  1. A nonblack person.

Synonyms of nonblack

Forms of nonblack

Adjective
alternative formnon-black
alternative formnon-Black
Noun
pluralnonblacks

Origin of nonblack

From non- + black.

Questions about nonblack

What does nonblack mean?
Nonblack means not black in color.
What part of speech is nonblack?
Nonblack can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonblack in the dictionary

  1. nonbisexuals
  2. nonbistable
  3. nonbiting
  4. nonbitter
  5. nonbituminous
  6. nonblack
  7. nonblacklisted
  8. nonblacks
  9. nonbladder
  10. nonblameless
  11. nonblameworthy

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