nonblack en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English non- Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black English nonblack From non- + black.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not black in color.
Let us return to the hypothesis that generated the paradox: All nonblack things are nonravens.
2001, Peter Achinstein, The book of evidence:
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(not-comparable) Not of African descent; not racially black.
[…]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.
2009 January 18, Robert S. Boynton, “Demographics and Destiny”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| non-black | alternative | lexicographic | |
| non-Black | alternative | lexicographic |