nonblack

See also: non-black

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From non +‎ black.

Adjective

nonblack (not comparable)

  1. Not black in color.
    • 2001, Peter Achinstein, The book of evidence:
      Let us return to the hypothesis that generated the paradox: All nonblack things are nonravens.
  2. Not of African descent; not racially black.
    • 2009 January 18, Robert S. Boynton, “Demographics and Destiny”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      […] electing an African-American in a country where African-Americans make up 13 percent of the population required a candidate who appealed to nonblack voters.

Synonyms

Noun

nonblack (plural nonblacks)

  1. A nonblack person.
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