Black - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |blæk|  American pronunciation of the word black
Brit.  |blæk|  British pronunciation of the word black

noun

- the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) (syn: blackness)
- total absence of light (syn: blackness)
in the black of night
- British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
- popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
- a person with African ancestry, (syn: african-american, negro, negroid)
- (board games) the darker pieces
- black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
the widow wore black

verb

- make or become black (syn: blacken)
The smoke blackened the ceiling
The ceiling blackened

adjective

- marked by anger or resentment or hostility
black looks
black words
- offering little or no hope (syn: bleak, dim)
the future looked black
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable (syn: dark, sinister)
black deeds
a black lie
his black heart has concocted yet another black deed
- (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin (syn: calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fateful)
- (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
a face black with fury
- extremely dark (syn: pitch-black, pitch-dark)
a black moonless night
through the pitch-black woods
- harshly ironic or sinister (syn: grim, mordant)
black humor
- (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
black propaganda
- distributed or sold illicitly (syn: bootleg, contraband, smuggled)
the black economy pays no taxes
- (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame (syn: disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful)
Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands
- (of coffee) without cream or sugar
- soiled with dirt or soot (syn: smutty)
with feet black from playing outdoors
his shirt was black within an hour

Extra examples

His hand were black with grime.

...a little black dress blends into the night very well...

The wall was painted in black.

A mixture of grays and blacks

She was dressed in black.

He blacked his boots with polish.

Labor union members have blacked the company.

I shall never be guilty of such black ingratitude.

The black is an essential color.

If you see a black on my nose, tell me so.

It was still pitch black (=very dark) out.

Over half the students are black.

Black and Asian music

Black coffee, no sugar, please.

It's been another black day for the car industry with more job losses announced.

Phrasal verbs

black out  — obliterate or extinguish

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: black
he/she/it: blacks
present participle: blacking
past tense: blacked
past participle: blacked
noun
singular: black
plural: blacks
adjective
comparative: blacker
superlative: blackest
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