different between backness vs blackness
backness
English
Etymology
back +? -ness
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bæk.n?s/
Noun
backness (uncountable)
- (phonetics) Quality of being a back vowel.
- Antonym: frontness
- Andrew Spencer (1996), Phonology: theory and description, p. 25 :
- The most important aspects of vowel quality are tongue height, frontness/backness and lip rounding.
- (phonetics) A quality of vowels, indicating the horizontal position of the tongue relative to the back of the mouth (front, near-front, central, near-back, or back).
- Synonym: frontness
- Coordinate terms: (vertical dimension) height, (lip articulation) roundedness, length, nasalization, reduction
Translations
backness From the web:
blackness
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?blækn?s/
Etymology
From Middle English blaknesse, equivalent to black +? -ness.
Noun
blackness (usually uncountable, plural blacknesses)
- The state or quality of being black.
- The blackness of outer space comes from the lack of anything to reflect light rather than the absence of light.
- The state of being of African descent.
- 2018, David Betancourt, ‘Black Panther’ fully embraces its blackness -- and that's what makes it unforgettable, The Washington Post:
- “Black Panther” is a stunning visual and cultural achievement that takes superhero cinema where it’s never gone before by not being afraid to embrace its blackness.
- 2018, David Betancourt, ‘Black Panther’ fully embraces its blackness -- and that's what makes it unforgettable, The Washington Post:
Antonyms
- whiteness
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