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Blackness (Noun)

The quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white).

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

The darkness of the room was palpable, a heavy blackness that seemed to swallow everything in its path.
The blackness of the night sky contrasted sharply with the vibrant colors of the city lights below.
The artist used bold brushstrokes to convey the intense blackness of the subject's eyes.
As I floated in the sensory deprivation tank, I felt myself enveloped in a profound blackness that was both calming and disorienting.
The coal mine's deep tunnels were filled with an inky blackness that made it impossible to see without the aid of a flashlight.

Total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night".

Nouns denoting natural processes.

The room was plunged into blackness when the power went out during the storm.
The blackness of the cave made it impossible to see anything without a flashlight.
The astronauts experienced a profound sense of blackness as they floated in the vastness of space.
The blackout caused a total blackness that lasted for several hours.
The hikers had to navigate through the blackness of the forest at night using only their sense of touch.