Usually means: Racially insensitive theatrical makeup caricature.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions Lyrics History
We found 18 dictionaries that define the word Blackface:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. blackface: Merriam-Webster
  2. blackface: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. blackface: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. blackface: Collins English Dictionary
  5. blackface: Vocabulary.com
  6. Blackface, blackface: Wordnik
  7. blackface: Wiktionary
  8. blackface: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. blackface: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. blackface: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. blackface: Dictionary.com
  12. Blackface (Fender), Blackface (album), Blackface: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. blackface: Rhymezone
  14. blackface: FreeDictionary.org
  15. blackface: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. blackface: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Movie Terminology Glossary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. blackface: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See blackfaces as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Blackface)

noun:  (uncountable) The practice in which a non-black person blackens their face using theatrical makeup in order to portray a caricature of a black person.
noun:  (countable) A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.
noun:  (uncountable, countable, typography) Synonym of boldface.
noun:  Alternative letter-case form of blackface. [(uncountable) The practice in which a non-black person blackens their face using theatrical makeup in order to portray a caricature of a black person.]

Similar:

Opposite:

Phrases:

Adjectives:




Words similar to Blackface

Usage examples for Blackface

Idioms related to Blackface

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing Blackface

Words that often appear near Blackface

Rhymes of Blackface

Invented words related to Blackface

Similar:

Opposite:

Phrases:

Adjectives:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux