black

/blˈæk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
“black leather jackets”
of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin- Martin Luther King Jr.
“a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization”
marked by anger or resentment or hostility
“black looks”
offering little or no hope- J.M.Synge
“the future looked black”
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable-Thomas Hardy
“black deeds”
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin- Charles Darwin- Douglas MacArthur
“the stock market crashed on Black Friday”
(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
“a face black with fury”
extremely dark
“a black moonless night”
harshly ironic or sinister
“black humor”
(of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
“black propaganda”
distributed or sold illicitly
“the black economy pays no taxes”
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame- Rachel Carson
“Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands”

noun

the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
total absence of light
“they fumbled around in total darkness”
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, and are archaic and pejorative today
“Negro”
(board games) the darker pieces
black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
“the widow wore black”

verb

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