melanosityn.
/ˌmɛləˈnɒsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌmɛləˈnɑsədi/ Now rare.
The condition of being dark or black, esp. in skin colour.
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the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > darkness > [noun]
melanosity1885
nigrescence1885
brunetness1897
the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > division by types of hair or skin > [noun] > specific characteristic
fairskin1842
melanosity1885
1885 J. Beddoe Races of Brit. 5 I double the black, in order to give its proper value to the greater tendency to melanosity shown thereby.
1904 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 34 95 The proportion of the black being doubled to express the greater melanosity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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