black
Meaning of black
adjective
- of the very darkest colour owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white.
black smoke
her long black hair
- belonging to or denoting any human group having dark-coloured skin, especially of African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry.
black adolescents of Jamaican descent
- characterized by tragic or disastrous events; causing despair or pessimism.
five thousand men were killed on the blackest day of the war
the future looks black
- denoting a covert military procedure.
clearance for black operations came from the highest political level
- (of goods or work) not to be handled or undertaken by trade union members, especially so as to express support for an industrial dispute elsewhere.
the union declared the ship black
- black colour or pigment.
a tray decorated in black and green
- a member of a dark-skinned people, especially one of African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry.
- the situation of not owing money to a bank or of making a profit in a business operation.
it is hoped the club will be back in the black by the end of the season
I managed to break even in the first six months—quite a short time for a small business to get into the black
an insurance company operating in the black will be able to pay for further growth
- blackcurrant cordial.
a rum and black
- make (something) black; blacken.
the house was pocked with bullet holes and blacked by smoke
- refuse to handle (goods), undertake (work), or have dealings with (a person or business) as a way of taking industrial action.
the union blacked the film because overtime was not being paid
Old English blæc, of Germanic origin.
noun- another term for hamburger.
- a black variety of grape of German origin, specially adapted to hothouse cultivation.
from Hamburg1.
Information about black
- The plural form of black is: blacks.
- Languages in which black is used:
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Hyphenation of black
black
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- black is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
black synonyms
Meaning dark:
Meaning bleak:
Meaning calamitous:
calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fateful
Meaning blackened:
Meaning grim:
Meaning bootleg:
Meaning disgraceful:
disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful
Meaning smutty:
Meaning blackness:
Meaning total darkness:
Meaning Black:
Black, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid
Meaning blacken:
Meaning as dark as ink:
Meaning a marten with a short tail and dark brown fur, native to Japan and Siberia and valued for its fur:
Meaning very dark:
Meaning causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow:
Meaning extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful:
Meaning (of a natural event) large-scale and violent:
Meaning disastrous or destructive:
Meaning highly destructive or damaging:
Meaning (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state:
Meaning characterized by, expressive of, or causing sorrow or misery:
Meaning (of something bad) very severe or serious:
Meaning (of circumstances or conditions) very bad; deplorable:
Meaning (of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable:
Meaning extremely serious or urgent:
Meaning not indicating a good chance of success; inauspicious:
Meaning very bad or unpleasant:
Meaning extremely bad or serious:
Meaning extremely bad; dreadful:
Meaning the liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution:
Meaning (of a person or company) considered suitable to receive credit, especially because of being reliable in paying money back in the past:
Meaning a substance or object that is solid rather than liquid or fluid:
Meaning fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost:
Meaning (of a business or activity) yielding profit or financial gain:
Meaning make or become dark or darker:
Meaning make dirty:
Meaning mark or discolour with something that is not easily removed:
Meaning blacken or make dirty with grime:
Meaning blacken with ingrained dirt:
Meaning make dirty; pollute:
Meaning the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles:
Meaning withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest:
Meaning impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity):
Meaning put on a blacklist:
Meaning officially or legally prohibit (something):
Meaning fasten (something, especially a door or window) with a bar or bars:
Meaning outlaw (someone):
black antonyms
Meaning of the colour of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of all visible rays of light; the opposite of black:
Meaning feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness:
Translation of black
- Portuguese: negro, preto, atro
- French: noir, obscurité, noirceur, black
- Spanish: negro, negra, oscuridad
- German: Schwarz, schwarz, Finsternis, Dunkelheit
- Italian: nero, negro, furibondo, furioso, oscurità
Words that rhyme with black
lack, alack, Black, antiblack, azoblack, blueblack, boneblack, bootblack, eyeblack, forblack, lampblack, nonblack, overblack, shoeblack, clack, flack, superflack, glack, Pollack, Wallack, dallack, pellack, pollack, shellack, Kaolack, Polack, polack, plack, murlack, Slack, foreslack, forslack, overslack, slack, unslack, kulack, soulack, Mazlack
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