soot black
- noun
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negro hollín
- The artist mixed his paints to create the perfect shade of soot black for the shadowy figures.
Examples
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The car was painted a striking soot black that gleamed in the sunlight.
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She chose a soot black dress for the evening.
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He chose curtains in soot black to match the minimalist décor of his apartment.
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The walls were painted in a deep soot black.
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The artist mixed his paints to create the perfect shade of soot black for the shadowy figures.
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The car was painted a striking soot black that gleamed in the sunlight.
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She chose a soot black dress for the evening.
Synonyms
5
1.7
A very dark grey color like burned wood
4
3.9
A very dark black color like deep night
2
7.9
A very dark black color often used in art and flags
1
2.8
A very dark colour like shiny coal
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2.8
Very dark like the color of coal
Antonyms
How Black
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a very dark, deep black color resembling soot' is transparently built from 'soot' (black powdery residue) modifying 'black' (the color), so the overall sense is directly inferable as 'black like soot.' This noun+color compounding is a common, compositional pattern in English (and parallels exist in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Soot black: The name soot black comes from soot, the fine black dust left after a fire that makes faces and walls very dark. That's why soot black means a deep, very dark 'black' color.