"blackless" meaning in English

See blackless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From black + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|black|less}} black + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} blackless (not comparable)
  1. Without the color black. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-blackless-en-adj-k8Ir0y7c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. Without black people. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-blackless-en-adj-D2EqWpxK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blacklessness
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