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black / Black > 23 senses
ADJECTIVE1black, achromaticOf the achromatic color of maximum darkness
2blackOf or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin
3blackMarked by anger or resentment or hostility
4black, dark, sinisterStemming from evil characteristics or forces
5black, bleak, dimOffering little or no hope
6black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fateful(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences
7black, blackened(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
8black, pitch-black, pitch-darkExtremely dark
9black, grim, mordantHarshly ironic or sinister
10black(of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
11black, bootleg, black-market, contraband, smuggledDistributed or sold illicitly
12black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
13black(of coffee) without cream or sugar
14blackDressed in black
15blackSoiled with dirt or soot
NOUN1black, blacknessThe quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
2black, total darkness, lightlessness, blackness, pitch blacknessTotal absence of light
3Black, Joseph BlackBritish chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
4Black, Shirley Temple Black, Shirley TemplePopular child actress of the 1930's (born 1927)
5Black, Black person, blackamoor, Negro, NegroidA person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
6black(board games) the darker pieces
7blackBlack clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
VERB1black, blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrifyMake or become black
black / Black > pronunciation
Soundsblae'k
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black > adjective 1
MeaningOf the achromatic color of maximum darkness. Having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light.
Examples"black leather jackets"; "as black as coal"; "rich black soil"
Synonymsachromatic
Attribute ofvalue
See alsodark
Contrarywhite, achromatic
black > adjective 2
MeaningOf or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin.
Examples"a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization"- Martin Luther King Jr.
SimilarAfrican-American, Afro-American; colored, coloured, dark, dark-skinned; negro; negroid
Contrarywhite, caucasian
black > adjective 3
MeaningMarked by anger or resentment or hostility.
Examples"black looks"; "black words"
Similar toangry
black > adjective 4
MeaningStemming from evil characteristics or forces. Wicked or dishonorable.
Examples"black deeds"; "a black lie"; "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"
Synonymsdark, sinister
Similar toevil, wicked
black > adjective 5
MeaningOffering little or no hope.
Examples"the future looked black"
Synonymsbleak, dim
Similar tohopeless
black > adjective 6
Meaning(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences. Bringing ruin.
Examples"the stock market crashed on Black Friday"
Synonymscalamitous, disastrous, fatal, fateful
Similar tounfortunate
black > adjective 7
Meaning(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood.
Examples"a face black with fury"
Synonymsblackened
Similar tocolored, coloured, colorful
black > adjective 8
MeaningExtremely dark.
Examples"a black moonless night"; "through the pitch-black woods"
Synonymspitch-black, pitch-dark
Similar todark
black > adjective 9
MeaningHarshly ironic or sinister.
Examples"black humor"
Synonymsgrim, mordant
Similar tosarcastic
black > adjective 10
Meaning(of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading.
Examples"black propaganda"
Similar tocovert
black > adjective 11
MeaningDistributed or sold illicitly.
Examples"the black economy pays no taxes"
Synonymsbootleg, black-market, contraband, smuggled
Similar toillegal
black > adjective 12
Meaning(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame.
Examples"Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson
Synonymsdisgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful
Similar todishonorable, dishonourable
black > adjective 13
Meaning(of coffee) without cream or sugar.
Similar toundiluted
black > adjective 14
MeaningDressed in black.
Examples"a black knight"; "black friars"
Similar toclothed, clad
black > adjective 15
MeaningSoiled with dirt or soot.
Examples"with feet black from playing outdoors"; "his shirt was black within an hour"
Similar todirty, soiled, unclean
black > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white).
Synonymsblackness
Narrowercoal black, ebony, jet black, pitch black, sable, soot black
Broaderachromatic color, achromatic colour
Contrarywhite, whiteness
Verbsblack
black > noun 2, state
MeaningTotal absence of light.
Examples"in the black of night"
Synonymstotal darkness, lightlessness, blackness, pitch blackness
Broaderdark, darkness
Black > noun 3, person
MeaningBritish chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799).
SynonymsJoseph Black
Broaderchemist
Black > noun 4, person
MeaningPopular child actress of the 1930's (born 1927).
SynonymsShirley Temple Black, Shirley Temple
Broaderactress
Black > noun 5, person
MeaningA person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa).
SynonymsBlack person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid
Member ofBlack race, Negroid race, Negro race
RegionAfrica
NarrowerNegress; Black man; Black woman; colored person, colored; darky, darkie, darkey; nigger, nigga, spade, coon, jigaboo, nigra; Tom, Uncle Tom; pickaninny, piccaninny, picaninny
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul; person of color, person of colour
black > noun 6, artifact
Meaning(board games) the darker pieces.
Categorycheckers, draughts; chess, chess game
Broaderman, piece
Contrarywhite
black > noun 7, artifact
MeaningBlack clothing (worn as a sign of mourning).
Examples"the widow wore black"
Broaderclothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear
black > verb, change
MeaningMake or become black.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"
Synonymsblacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify
Broaderdiscolor, discolour, colour, color
Contrarywhiten, white
Nounsblack

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