black
adjective
1. being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
- black leather jackets
- as black as coal
- rich black soil
Similar word(s): dark
2. of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
- a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization
Similar word(s): colored, coloured
3. marked by anger or resentment or hostility
- black looks
- black words
Similar word(s): angry
4. offering little or no hope
- the future looked black
Similar word(s): hopeless, bleak, dim
5. stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- black deeds
- a black lie
- his black heart has concocted yet another black deed
Similar word(s): evil, dark, sinister
6. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
- the stock market crashed on Black Friday
Similar word(s): unfortunate, calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fateful
7. (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
- a face black with fury
Similar word(s): colored, colorful, coloured, blackened
8. extremely dark
- a black moonless night
- through the pitch-black woods
Similar word(s): dark
9. harshly ironic or sinister
- black humor
Similar word(s): sarcastic, grim, mordant
10. (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
- black propaganda
Similar word(s): covert
11. distributed or sold illicitly
- the black economy pays no taxes
Similar word(s): illegal, bootleg, contraband, smuggled
12. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
- Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands
Similar word(s): dishonorable, dishonourable, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful
13. (of coffee) without cream or sugar
Similar word(s): undiluted
14. soiled with dirt or soot
- with feet black from playing outdoors
- his shirt was black within an hour
Similar word(s): dirty, soiled, unclean, smutty
Sentences with black as an adjective:
- black drinking fountain; black hospital
- He shot her a black look.
- Jim drinks his coffee black, but Ellen prefers it with creamer.
- The black pieces in this chess set are made of dark blue glass.
- After the election, the parties united in a black-yellow alliance.
- 5 percent of the Defense Department funding will go to black projects.
noun
1. the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
Similar word(s): blackness, inkiness
Definition categories: attribute
2. total absence of light
- in the black of night
Similar word(s): blackness, lightlessness
Definition categories: state, dark, darkness
3. a person with African ancestry,
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
4. (board games) the darker pieces
Definition categories: man–made, man, piece
5. black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
- the widow wore black
Definition categories: man–made, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable
Sentences with black as a noun:
- black colour:
- At this point black makes a disastrous move.