Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blackhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: black-hood
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being black (all senses); blackness.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] 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."
"He also arranged a list of twelve secrets of life to help African Americans enjoy their blackhood and lead better lives."
"How does blackhood stand against today's leading critical discourse on race and sex that renders black people missing and murdered?"

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

blackhoods (plural)

Questions

What does blackhood mean?: The state or condition of being black (all senses); blackness.
Where does blackhood come from?: From black + -hood. In some senses perhaps from blend of black + brotherhood. Compare Middle English blakhede (“blackness”), of equivalent formation.

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