jet black
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- noun
- /dʒɛt blæk/
:
negro azabache
- Silas and Amy bought her a lovely pair of high-top shoes in jet black leather.
- jet black hair
- jet black eyes
- jet black skin
Examples
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Long, jet black hair in sprayed waves fell on the floor.
Fiction book (1994) -
Closer: Early Grayce, 25, athletic build, big watery eyes, jet black hair, stands by the railing.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her hair was jet black and bone straight.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her hair is still almost all jet black; she doesn't age.
Fiction book (1997) -
The buncho's eyes were jet black.
Fiction book (2001) -
Sun was ninety years old, his jet black hair starting to show a little gray at the temples.
Fiction book (1999) -
Dunker's jet black car was highlighted with green and white decals and numbers.
Blog text (22) -
His hair was jet black and flecked with bluish gray at the temples.
Fiction book (2001) -
Betty Boop, jet black hair and kewpie doll figure, strutted across the screen.
Fiction book (1994) -
Linda was short and dark, attractive beyond her years, with jet black hair and eyes.
Synonyms
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3.9
A very dark black color like deep night
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7.9
A very dark black color often used in art and flags
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Very dark like the color of coal
A very dark color like the black dust from a fire
Antonyms
How Black
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a deep, intense shade of black' is directly derived from combining 'jet' (denoting a very deep, black color) with 'black' (the color). This attributive intensifier pattern is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand the phrase.
Etymology
Jet black likely comes from a deep, shiny stone called jet, used in old jewelry because it is so dark. Because the stone is such a strong black, jet black came to mean 'very dark black'.