black
- adjective
- /blæk/
- The night sky was completely black, with no stars visible at all.
- black and white
- wear black
- a black dress
I swung by and there was a black GT Mustang.
- I swung by and there was a black GT Mustang.
- She's wearing a McQueen brown and brown or black leather number.
- That's what I wear, a black suit with a black tie.
- White T-shirt, light denim, black belt, black belt.
Examples
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His hair had turned from black into bright white.
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That's what I wear, a black suit with a black tie.
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The color might be blue or black or red.
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His eyes were totally black.
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The front is going to have the black and white stripes.
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It's basically just a black crochet crop top.
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Black like my wife's hair.
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He wore a state strong long sleeve black shirt and black shorts.
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The blood poured out, black and thick like date syrup.
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One of Diana's most famous pieces was her black sheep jumper.
Synonyms
Completely dark with no light
Very black like coal or a dark night
A very deep black color like coal
Very dark like black ink
Very dark black like raven feathers in the sun
A very dark color like black with a slight hint of blue
Very black in color like dust left by a fire
Very dark, almost black, in color or very sad and gloomy
Antonyms
Idioms
A sign that dark clouds are coming and rain may fall, or a joke that things only seem bad
Compounds
- Specialized
An area of space with gravity so strong that not even light can escape it
A group of Black American activists in the 1960s who fought police abuse and fought for equal rights
- Specialized
A device on an airplane that records flight information and pilot voices
A very skilled person in martial arts like karate or judo who wears a dark band at the waist
A thing, like a failing project, that uses a lot of time or money and gives nothing back
A member of the Black Panther Party who fought for equal rights for African Americans in the 1960s
- Formal
A formal evening dress code for men that requires a black jacket and bow tie
- US
A venomous spider from the Americas whose female is black with a red hourglass on the underside of its body
A sea between southeastern Europe and western Asia that borders countries like Turkey and Ukraine
- Specialized
A system whose inner parts are hidden so you only see what goes in and what comes out
A fictional king and superhero from Marvel who uses advanced technology to protect his people
- Specialized
A lung disease from breathing coal dust for a long time that often affects miners
- US
A person who follows the Nation of Islam, a religious group among African Americans in the United States
A severe disease in the Middle Ages that spread across Europe and killed millions
- Literature
A play or film that makes serious subjects, especially taboo ones, seem funny
A range of mountains in South Dakota and Wyoming, home to Mount Rushmore and sacred to the Sioux
- NSFW
A Palestinian armed group that carried out attacks in other countries in the early 1970s
- Specialized
An object that absorbs all light and other kinds of radiation that hit it
- Specialized
A person with advanced Six Sigma training who leads projects to improve how a company works
- Specialized
A serious lung illness caused by breathing coal dust over many years, often in miners
- Jargon
A secret action that hides who did it, often for political or military reasons
How Dark
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word black comes from an old English word blæc that meant 'burned' or 'charred'. So think of coal or charred wood to remember why black means the very dark color.