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jet

jet

1 4.7
Very black like coal
  • adjective
  • /dʒɛt/
translation icon : azabache
  • He painted the room in a jet black color, giving it a sleek and modern feel.
  • jet black
  • jet black hair

Yo John, is it true once you go jet black you never go back?

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Examples

  • The thing is, other than my hair being jet black, I look just like my mother did.

  • Her hair is still almost all jet black; she doesn't age.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Their eyes are jet black and big in my experience.

  • Look, when I say black jeans, I mean jet black.

  • Her dress was made of a stunning fabric that was jet black and shimmered under the lights.

  • The raven's feathers were jet black, contrasting beautifully with the bright blue sky.

Synonyms

jet-black
vsjet
3 3.9

Very black like coal or a dark night

is more emphatic stressing the very deepest black shade
jet black
vsjet
1 2.8

A very dark colour like shiny coal

is a vivid expression that emphasizes extreme blackness
coal-black
vsjet
1 4.1

A very deep black color like coal

focuses on pure deepest black rather than a material comparison
pitchy
vsjet
7.9

Completely black like coal

is about the purest deepest black rather than sticky darkness

Antonyms

1.0

A very light color that reflects most visible light like snow

90 1.0

Pale in colour or clear in sound

Idioms

like jet fuel
  • Informal
1 8.4

With very strong energy that makes someone act quickly

Compounds

22 2.8

A feeling of tiredness and trouble sleeping after long flights across time zones

jet engine
  • Specialized
14 3.7

An engine that pushes a plane by shooting out fast hot air

jet stream
  • Specialized
14 3.7

A narrow band of very fast winds high in the sky that affect weather

jet fuel
  • Specialized
13 3.5

A liquid that planes burn in their engines to make them run

9 3.0

A very large airplane that carries many people on long flights

7 2.7

A fast plane that uses jet engines to fly high

3 3.9

Very black like coal or a dark night

3 7.1

A rich, fashionable person who travels often to fancy places

1 6.8

A group of rich fashionable people who often travel for pleasure

1 2.8

A very dark colour like shiny coal

Having an engine that pushes out very fast air, like some planes

blue jet
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Bright blue electric flashes that shoot up from thundercloud tops into the upper sky

ink-jet
  • UK
1 3.9

Relates to printers that spray small drops of ink on paper

jet propulsion
  • Specialized
1 5.0

A force that moves something forward by forcing out a fast stream of air or water

gas jet
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A device that sends gas through a small opening to make a steady flame for heat or light

1 2.8

A machine that prints words and pictures by spraying tiny drops of ink onto paper

1 7.4

A rich, glamorous life with frequent travel to fashionable places

jet bridge
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A covered bridge that connects an airport gate to a plane door

bubble-jet printer
  • Specialized
3.8

A machine that prints by spraying tiny drops of ink onto paper

4.2

A printer that uses heat to make tiny ink bubbles and prints them on paper

eductor-jet pump
  • Specialized
9.9

A pump that uses a fast jet of water or steam to pull in and move another liquid

fan-jet
  • Specialized
6.4

An engine with a large fan that pushes extra air to make the plane go faster

fan-jet
  • Specialized
7.0

A plane powered by an engine with a large fan that makes it go faster

A lifestyle of frequent travel to fashionable foreign places, often with luxury

A plane powered by jet engines that flies very fast

steam jet ejector
  • Specialized
6.4

A machine that uses steam to remove air and make a vacuum

How Black

jet
1 4.7
inky
14 2.8
black
1.0
dark
1.0
dusky
3 5.4

Surface Forms

jet positive

Etymology

Jet (adjective, as in 'jet-black') comes from the black gemstone jet, so the phrase means the deepest, shiniest kind of 'black'.