Black

Quick meaning: Black is an adjective meaning (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.

Meaning

(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.

More Meanings

1. (of a location or setting) Without light.
2. (card games, of a card) Of the spades or clubs suits.
3. Bad; evil; ill-omened.
4. Expressing menace or discontent; threatening; sullen.
5. (of objects or markets) Illegitimate, illegal, or disgraced.
6. (sometimes capitalized) Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)
7. (chiefly historical) Designated for use by those ethnic groups (as described above).

Example Sentences

black drinking fountain; black hospital

The items around him were black in colour.

Somebody tell me, what can I do / Something is holding me back / Is it because I'm black?

Speaking of round sunglasses, these lightweight polarized ones and come in two shades of tortoiseshell as well as black and bronze.

Word Forms

• blacker
• blackest
• blacke
• blak
• blacks
• blacking
• blacked

Synonyms for black

Depending on context, synonyms include atramental, atramentous, ebon, inky, jetty, negro.

Antonyms for black

Common opposites include white, light, bright, illuminated, lit, whiteness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pitch-black, pitch-dark, bleak, calamitous, disastrous, grim.

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