- 1having the very darkest color, like night or coal a shiny black car black storm clouds with no light
- 2without light; completely dark a black night
- 3belonging to a race of people who have dark skin; connected with black people a black writer black culture The term African American is generally preferred to black for Americans whose families originally came from Africa. tea/coffee
- 4without milk Two black coffees, please. compare white dirty
- 5very dirty; covered with dirt chimneys black with smoke Go and wash your hands; they're completely black! angry
- 6full of anger or hatred She's been in a really black mood all day. Rory shot her a black look. depressing
- 7without hope; very depressing The future looks pretty black. It's been another black day with the announcement of further job losses.
- 8(literary) evil or immoral black deeds/lies humor
- 9dealing with unpleasant or terrible things, such as murder, in a humorous way “Good place to bury the bodies,” she joked with black humor. The play is a black comedy. see blackly
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noun [uncountable, singular] She peered out into the blackness of the night.Idioms
(to hit someone until they are) covered with bruises (= blue, brown, or purple marks on the body)
not as bad as people say he/she/it is Is he really as black as he's painted?
used to say that you should not criticize someone for a fault that you have yourselfSee black in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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