black

1 of 3

adjective

ˈblak

: having the very dark color of the night sky or the eye's pupil : of the color black (see black entry 2 sense 2)

a black sweater

a black dog

as black as coal

Black or less commonly black

: of or relating to any of various population groups of especially African ancestry often considered as having dark pigmentation of the skin but in fact having a wide range of skin colors

Black Americans

Note: Capitalization of Black in this use is now widely established.

: of or relating to Black people and often especially to African American people or their culture

Black literature

a Black college

Black pride

Black studies

Note: Capitalization of Black in this use is now widely established.

: dressed in black (see black entry 2 sense 2)

playing for the black team

: dirty, soiled

hands black with grime

: characterized by the absence of light

a black night

: reflecting or transmitting little or no light

black water

: served without milk or cream

black coffee

old-fashioned + literary : thoroughly sinister or evil : wicked

When the King heard of this black deed, in his grief and rage he denounced relentless war against his Barons …

Charles Dickens

: indicative of condemnation or discredit

got a black mark for being late

: heavy, serious

the play was a black intrigue

: connected with or invoking the supernatural and especially the devil

black magic

the black arts

: very sad, gloomy, or calamitous

black despair

: marked by the occurrence of disaster

black Friday

: characterized by hostility or angry discontent : sullen

black resentment filled his heart

: distorted or darkened by anger

his face was black with rage

: having dark skin, hair, and eyes

the black Irish

chiefly British : subject to boycott by trade-union members as employing or favoring nonunion workers or as operating under conditions considered unfair by the trade union

a ship that was declared black by the union

of propaganda : conducted so as to appear to originate within an enemy country and designed to weaken enemy morale

Black propaganda … is the business of going to elaborate ends to spread half-true, misleading or downright false information to get your enemy in trouble.

Everett G. Martin

: characterized by or connected with the use of black propaganda

Press reports say that in addition to dropping leaflets over urban areas, messages were broadcast over two "black" radio stations, … both of which were operated by the CIA.

Strategic Intelligence

: characterized by grim, distorted, or grotesque satire

black humor

: of or relating to covert intelligence operations

black government programs

: having a very deep or low register (see register entry 1 sense 4b)

a bass with a black voice

blackish

ˈbla-kish

adjective

blackly adverb

black

2 of 3

noun

: a pigment or dye of the color black : a black pigment or dye

especially : one consisting largely of carbon

: the achromatic (see achromatic sense 3) color of least lightness characteristically perceived to belong to objects that neither reflect nor transmit light

walls painted in black

: something that is black: such as

: black clothing

looks good in black

: a black animal (such as a horse)

baseball : the narrow, black edge of home plate

a pitch on the black [=a pitch that crosses over the very edge of home plate]

Black or less commonly black

: a person belonging to any of various population groups of especially African ancestry often considered as having dark pigmentation of the skin but in fact having a wide range of skin colors

Note: Capitalization of Black in this use is now widely established.

: african american

Note: Capitalization of Black in this use is now widely established.

Note: Use of the noun Black in the singular to refer to a person is considered offensive. The plural form Blacks is still commonly used by Black people and others to refer to Black people as a group or community, but the plural form too is increasingly considered offensive, and most style guides advise writers to use Black people rather than Blacks when practical.

in board games : the pieces of a dark color in a board game for two players (such as chess)

black moves second

: total or nearly total absence of light

the black of night

: the condition of making a profit

—usually used with the

operating in the black

compare red sense 6

black

3 of 3

verb

blacked; blacking; blacks

intransitive verb

: to become black (see black entry 1) : blacken

As she leaned against the stone cross … , the sky blacked with clouds.

Hugh Coleman Davidson

transitive verb

: to make black

blacked his boots

chiefly British : to declare (something, such as a business or industry) subject to boycott by trade-union members

Example Sentences

Adjective we adopted a little black kitten Noun The wall was painted in black. a mixture of grays and blacks She was dressed in black. Verb He blacked his boots with polish. Labor union members have blacked the company. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

As word spread, lawmakers asked each other to borrow black ties.

David Luhnow, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 To Spriggs’ point, while the unemployment rate for white Americans is sitting at just 3.2%, some 6.4% of black or African Americans are still struggling to find work.

Will Daniel, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 Members of the Indianapolis Fire Department Dive Team and Department of Natural Resources had located Kyle Moorman's vehicle, a black Saab, using sonar technology.

The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2022 Police are looking for a male suspect with a black beard.

The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2022 Keystone oaks for the Dairy State include white, bur, swamp white, chinkapin and black.

Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 All should be eaten with plenty of black vinegar, spicy cucumber salad, and a cold Tsingtao.

Mia Leimkuhler, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2022 Later, police found surveillance video of that area, which showed a black GMC Terrain pass by her, according to the affidavit.

Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 Oh, and don’t forget the black garlic home fries on the side.

Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022

Noun

Princess Eugenie marked the occasion with a sweet black-and-white photo posted to Instagram, along with a caption of three blue hearts.

Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 He was flanked by a classy black-and-white photo of a flailing Jello Biafra.

WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022 The Gosneys were intrigued by JonBenet’s black-and-white costumes (most pageant dresses are in vibrant colors) and asked Patsy about her dressmaker.

Good Housekeeping, 3 Sep. 2022 Images released by Taliban media show fighters marching in Western-style uniforms, followed by columns of armored vehicles bearing the group’s black-and-white flag moving down one of the main runways.

Susannah George, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Images released by Taliban media show fighters marching in Western-style uniforms, followed by columns of armored vehicles bearing the group's black-and-white flag moving down one of the main runways.

Susannah George, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 In the black-and-white photo, which serves as the podcast's cover art, Meghan poses against a gray backdrop while wearing a white ribbed tank top.

Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Aug. 2022 The Houston rapper then uploaded her new album’s black-and-white cover art and tracklist.

Thania Garcia, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 The accompanying black-and-white video was directed by group member Omar Rodriguez Lopez.

Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 5 Aug. 2022

Verb

When the pandemic hit the US in March 2020, concert halls fell silent, stages faded to black and livelihoods hung in the balance.

William Deshazer For Cnn, CNN, 7 May 2022 Tate realizes the shell in Kya's notebook is Chase's, and like in the book, throws the shell into the water to hide the evidence before the film fades to black.

Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 16 July 2022 But as the show fades to black, the Byrdes are in surprisingly good shape.

Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 May 2022 Elegantly edited in segments that fade to black as the ice thaws between the siblings, there’s an air of timelessness.

Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022 The charcoal-gray dial, which fades to black at the rim, has a grainy texture deliberately reminiscent of antique camera cases.

Alex Doak, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022 The video fades to black and the title Harry’s House is revealed.

Izzy Colón, SPIN, 23 Mar. 2022 The giant white ball of light at the top of the dome slowly faded to black.

New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022 In fact, each Nopalera bath soap is shaped like a nopal paddle, ranging in scents from the pink Flor de Mayo to black Noche Clara.

Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine, 16 Mar. 2022 See More

Phrases Containing black

Kids Definition

black 1 of 3

adjective

ˈblak

blacker; blackest

: of the color of coal : colored black

: very dark

a black night

often capitalized : of or relating to any of various groups of people having dark pigmentation of the skin

often capitalized : of or relating to African-American people or culture

: very sad or gloomy

in a black mood

: unfriendly sense 1

a black look

: wicked sense 1

a black deed

black

2 of 3

noun

: the color of coal : the opposite of white

: black clothing

He is dressed in black.

: a person belonging to a group of people having dark skin

—used in pl.

Hint: Black is considered offensive when used as a singular noun referring to a person.

: an American having black African ancestors : african-american

—used in pl.

Hint: Black is considered offensive when used as a singular noun referring to a person.

: total or near total darkness

the black of night

: the condition of making a profit

The company is in the black.

black

3 of 3

verb

blacked; blacking

: blacken sense 1

单词	blacked
释义	black 1 of 3 adjective ˈblak 1 : having the very dark color of the night sky or the eye's pupil : of the color black (see black entry 2 sense 2) a black sweater a black dog as black as coal 2 Black or less commonly black a : of or relating to any of various population groups of especially African ancestry often considered as having dark pigmentation of the skin but in fact having a wide range of skin colors Black Americans Note: Capitalization of Black in this use is now widely established. b : of or relating to Black people and often especially to African American people or their culture Black literature a Black college Black pride Black studies Note: Capitalization of Black in this use is now widely established. 3 : dressed in black (see black entry 2 sense 2) playing for the black team 4 : dirty, soiled hands black with grime 5 a : characterized by the absence of light a black night b : reflecting or transmitting little or no light black water c : served without milk or cream black coffee 6 a old-fashioned + literary : thoroughly sinister or evil : wicked When the King heard of this black deed, in his grief and rage he denounced relentless war against his Barons … Charles Dickens b : indicative of condemnation or discredit got a black mark for being late c : heavy, serious the play was a black intrigue 7 : connected with or invoking the supernatural and especially the devil black magic the black arts 8 a : very sad, gloomy, or calamitous black despair b : marked by the occurrence of disaster black Friday 9 a : characterized by hostility or angry discontent : sullen black resentment filled his heart b : distorted or darkened by anger his face was black with rage 10 : having dark skin, hair, and eyes the black Irish 11 chiefly British : subject to boycott by trade-union members as employing or favoring nonunion workers or as operating under conditions considered unfair by the trade union a ship that was declared black by the union 12 a of propaganda : conducted so as to appear to originate within an enemy country and designed to weaken enemy morale Black propaganda … is the business of going to elaborate ends to spread half-true, misleading or downright false information to get your enemy in trouble. Everett G. Martin b : characterized by or connected with the use of black propaganda Press reports say that in addition to dropping leaflets over urban areas, messages were broadcast over two "black" radio stations, … both of which were operated by the CIA. Strategic Intelligence 13 : characterized by grim, distorted, or grotesque satire black humor 14 : of or relating to covert intelligence operations black government programs 15 : having a very deep or low register (see register entry 1 sense 4b) a bass with a black voice blackish ˈbla-kish adjective blackly adverb black 2 of 3 noun 1 : a pigment or dye of the color black : a black pigment or dye especially : one consisting largely of carbon 2 : the achromatic (see achromatic sense 3) color of least lightness characteristically perceived to belong to objects that neither reflect nor transmit light walls painted in black 3 : something that is black: such as a : black clothing looks good in black b : a black animal (such as a horse) c baseball : the narrow, black edge of home plate a pitch on the black [=a pitch that crosses over the very edge of home plate] 4 Black or less commonly black a : a person belonging to any of various population groups of especially African ancestry often considered as having dark pigmentation of the skin but in fact having a wide range of skin colors Note: Capitalization of Black in this use is now widely established. b : african american Note: Capitalization of Black in this use is now widely established. Note: Use of the noun Black in the singular to refer to a person is considered offensive. The plural form Blacks is still commonly used by Black people and others to refer to Black people as a group or community, but the plural form too is increasingly considered offensive, and most style guides advise writers to use Black people rather than Blacks when practical. 5 in board games : the pieces of a dark color in a board game for two players (such as chess) black moves second 6 : total or nearly total absence of light the black of night 7 : the condition of making a profit —usually used with the operating in the black compare red sense 6 black 3 of 3 verb blacked; blacking; blacks intransitive verb : to become black (see black entry 1) : blacken As she leaned against the stone cross … , the sky blacked with clouds. Hugh Coleman Davidson transitive verb 1 : to make black blacked his boots 2 chiefly British : to declare (something, such as a business or industry) subject to boycott by trade-union members Synonyms Adjective ebony pitch-black pitch-dark pitchy raven sable Noun blackness candlelight dark darkness dusk gloaming gloom murk night semidarkness shade shadows twilight umbra See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective we adopted a little black kitten Noun The wall was painted in black. a mixture of grays and blacks She was dressed in black. Verb He blacked his boots with polish. Labor union members have blacked the company. See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective As word spread, lawmakers asked each other to borrow black ties. David Luhnow, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 To Spriggs’ point, while the unemployment rate for white Americans is sitting at just 3.2%, some 6.4% of black or African Americans are still struggling to find work. Will Daniel, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 Members of the Indianapolis Fire Department Dive Team and Department of Natural Resources had located Kyle Moorman's vehicle, a black Saab, using sonar technology. The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2022 Police are looking for a male suspect with a black beard. The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2022 Keystone oaks for the Dairy State include white, bur, swamp white, chinkapin and black. Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 All should be eaten with plenty of black vinegar, spicy cucumber salad, and a cold Tsingtao. Mia Leimkuhler, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2022 Later, police found surveillance video of that area, which showed a black GMC Terrain pass by her, according to the affidavit. Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 Oh, and don’t forget the black garlic home fries on the side. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 Noun Princess Eugenie marked the occasion with a sweet black-and-white photo posted to Instagram, along with a caption of three blue hearts. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 He was flanked by a classy black-and-white photo of a flailing Jello Biafra. WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022 The Gosneys were intrigued by JonBenet’s black-and-white costumes (most pageant dresses are in vibrant colors) and asked Patsy about her dressmaker. Good Housekeeping, 3 Sep. 2022 Images released by Taliban media show fighters marching in Western-style uniforms, followed by columns of armored vehicles bearing the group’s black-and-white flag moving down one of the main runways. Susannah George, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Images released by Taliban media show fighters marching in Western-style uniforms, followed by columns of armored vehicles bearing the group's black-and-white flag moving down one of the main runways. Susannah George, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 In the black-and-white photo, which serves as the podcast's cover art, Meghan poses against a gray backdrop while wearing a white ribbed tank top. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Aug. 2022 The Houston rapper then uploaded her new album’s black-and-white cover art and tracklist. Thania Garcia, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 The accompanying black-and-white video was directed by group member Omar Rodriguez Lopez. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 5 Aug. 2022 Verb When the pandemic hit the US in March 2020, concert halls fell silent, stages faded to black and livelihoods hung in the balance. William Deshazer For Cnn, CNN, 7 May 2022 Tate realizes the shell in Kya's notebook is Chase's, and like in the book, throws the shell into the water to hide the evidence before the film fades to black. Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 16 July 2022 But as the show fades to black, the Byrdes are in surprisingly good shape. Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 May 2022 Elegantly edited in segments that fade to black as the ice thaws between the siblings, there’s an air of timelessness. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022 The charcoal-gray dial, which fades to black at the rim, has a grainy texture deliberately reminiscent of antique camera cases. Alex Doak, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022 The video fades to black and the title Harry’s House is revealed. Izzy Colón, SPIN, 23 Mar. 2022 The giant white ball of light at the top of the dome slowly faded to black. New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022 In fact, each Nopalera bath soap is shaped like a nopal paddle, ranging in scents from the pink Flor de Mayo to black Noche Clara. Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine, 16 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective, Noun, and Verb Middle English blak, from Old English blæc; akin to Old High German blah black, and probably to Latin flagrare to burn, Greek phlegein First Known Use Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense Phrases Containing black black alder black-and-blue as black/dark as pitch black and white black bear black bile black art black bean black cherry black code black cohosh black currant black-crowned night heron black eye black-eyed Susan black gold black hat black hole black ice black letter black light black magic black out black-on-black black powder black racer black rhinoceros black sheep black salmon black spruce black-tailed deer black tea black widow carbon black in black and white in the black slate black Welsh black black belt black box black-a-vised black-capped black cod black-and-tan coonhound black bass black book black birch black death black diamond black damp black-legged tick black and tan black-eyed bean black crappie black-footed albatross black dwarf black gum black duck black lung black-eyed pea black-footed ferret black rat snake black rot black power the black death black mark black cohosh root bone black black spot black market black pepper fade to black pitch-black black nationalist black walnut black raspberry black flag black-tipped shark black swallowtail jet-black black smoker black grouse black locust black snake ivory black black tie black hand black marketeer the black arts black pudding on the black See More black alder black-and-blue as black/dark as pitch black and white black bear black bile black art black bean black cherry black code black cohosh black currant black-crowned night heron black eye black-eyed Susan black gold black hat black hole black ice black letter black light black magic black out black-on-black black powder black racer black rhinoceros black sheep black salmon black spruce black-tailed deer black tea black widow carbon black in black and white in the black slate black Welsh black black belt black box black-a-vised black-capped black cod black-and-tan coonhound black bass black book black birch black death black diamond black damp black-legged tick black and tan black-eyed bean black crappie black-footed albatross black dwarf black gum black duck black lung black-eyed pea black-footed ferret black rat snake black rot black power the black death black mark black cohosh root bone black black spot black market black pepper fade to black pitch-black black nationalist black walnut black raspberry black flag black-tipped shark black swallowtail jet-black black smoker black grouse black locust black snake ivory black black tie black hand black marketeer the black arts black pudding on the black See More Kids Definition black 1 of 3 adjective ˈblak blacker; blackest 1 : of the color of coal : colored black 2 : very dark a black night 3 often capitalized : of or relating to any of various groups of people having dark pigmentation of the skin 4 often capitalized : of or relating to African-American people or culture 5 : very sad or gloomy in a black mood 6 : unfriendly sense 1 a black look 7 : wicked sense 1 a black deed black 2 of 3 noun 1 : the color of coal : the opposite of white 2 : black clothing He is dressed in black. 3 : a person belonging to a group of people having dark skin —used in pl. Hint: Black is considered offensive when used as a singular noun referring to a person. 4 : an American having black African ancestors : african-american —used in pl. Hint: Black is considered offensive when used as a singular noun referring to a person. 5 : total or near total darkness the black of night 6 : the condition of making a profit The company is in the black. black 3 of 3 verb blacked; blacking : blacken sense 1 Geographical Definition Black geographical name 1 river 101 miles (162 kilometers) long in east central Louisiana flowing south into the Red River 2 or in China Amo ˈä-ˈmō or in Vietnam Da ˈdä river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in southeastern Asia rising in central Yunnan, China, and flowing southeast to the Red River in northern Vietnam Biographical Definition Black 1 of 2 biographical name (1) ˈblak Hugo LaFayette 1886–1971 American jurist and politician Black 2 of 2 biographical name (2) Sir James Whyte 1924–2010 British pharmacologist blacked verb past tense of black, chiefly British as in blackballed Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance blackballed boycotted Antonyms & Near Antonyms traded dealt trafficked negotiated swapped bartered bargained resold auctioned exchanged transacted horse-traded merchandised merchandized rebought See More
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