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Meaning
Adj
●
Absorbing all
light
and
reflecting
none;
dark
and hueless.
●
In Fungal diseases:
Without light.
●
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.)
●
In American English:
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.)
Belonging to or
descended
from any of various sub-Saharan African
ethnic groups
which
typically
have
dark
pigmentation
of the skin.
●
Designated for use by those
ethnic groups
(as
described
above).
●
In Card games:
Of the
spades
or
clubs
suits
. Compare
red
(“of the
hearts
or
diamonds
suit”)
●
Bad;
evil
; ill-omened.
●
Expressing
menace
, or
discontent
;
threatening
; sullen.
●
Illegitimate,
illegal
or disgraced.
●
In Fungal diseases:
Foul;
dirty
, soiled.
●
In Irish English:
Overcrowded.
●
Without any
cream
,
milk
, or
cream
er.
●
In Board games & Chess:
Of or
relating
to the
playing
pieces
of a
board game
deemed
to
belong
to the "black" set (in
chess
the set used by the
player
who
moves
second) (often
regardless of
the
pieces
'
actual
colour).
●
In Politics:
Anarchist; of or
pertaining
to anarchism.
●
In Typography:
Said of a
symbol
or
character
that is
solid
,
filled
with
color
. Compare
white
(“said of a
character
or
symbol
outline
, not
filled
with
color
”).
●
In Politics:
Related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
●
Clandestine;
relating
to a political,
military
, or
espionage
operation
or
site
, the
existence
or
details
of which is
withheld
from the general public.
●
Occult;
relating
to something (such as
mystical
or
magical
knowledge) which is
unknown
to or
kept
secret
from the general public.
⚠️
In Irish English:
Protestant, often with the
implication
of being
militantly
pro-British or anti-Catholic. (Compare
blackmouth
("Presbyterian").)
●
Having one or more
features
(hair,
fur
,
armour
,
clothes
,
bark
, etc) that is
dark
(or
black
); in
taxonomy
, especially:
dark
in comparison
to another
species
with the same
base
name.
●
In American English, British English & Canadian English:
Alternative letter-case form of
black
(“of or
relating
to any of various
ethnic groups
having
dark
pigmentation
of the skin”)
Noun
●
The colour/color
perceived
in the absence of
light
, but also when no
light
is
reflected
, but rather absorbed.
●
A
black
dye
or pigment.
●
A
pen
,
pencil
,
crayon
, etc;
made of
black
pigment.
●
Black
cloth
hung up
at funerals.
🤬
A
member
of
descendant
of any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc)
ethnic groups
which
typically
have
dark
pigmentation
of the
skin
. (See
usage
notes.)
●
Blackness, the
condition
of
belonging
to or being
descended
from one of these
ethnic
groups.
●
In Billiards & Snooker:
The
black
ball.
●
In Baseball:
The
edge
of home plate.
●
In British English:
A type of
firecracker
that is really more
dark
brown
in colour.
●
In British English:
Short for
blackcurrant
, especially (chiefly UK) as
syrup
or
crème de cassis
used for cocktails.
●
The person
playing with
the
black
set of pieces.
●
Something, or a part of a
thing
, which is black.
●
A
stain
; a spot.
●
In Blacks:
A
dark
smut
fungus
,
harmful
to wheat.
●
In American English:
Marijuana.
●
Alternative letter-case form of
black
(“person having
dark
pigmentation
of the skin”)
Verb
●
To make
black
; to
black
en.
●
To
apply
blacking
to (something).
●
In British English:
To
boycott
, usually as part of an
industrial
dispute.
Name
●
A
surname
transferred
from the nickname.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
town
in Geneva County, Alabama.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Edwards County, Illinois.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
township
in Posey County, Indiana; from the surname.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Reynolds County, Missouri.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
township
in Somerset County, Pennsylvania; from the surname.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Mercer County and Wyoming County, West Virginia.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
black
English
black
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Dark
Gloomy
Pitch-Black
Swart
Blacke
Blk
Atramental
Atramentous
Black
Ebon
Inky
Jetty
Negro
Nigrous
Obsidian
Pitch-Dark
Pitchy
Raven
Sable
Sabled
Blackness
Blacken
Darken
Swarten
Blackball
Blacklist
Boycott
Colored
Nigger
Sooty
Morbid
Darky
Blackamoor
Coon
Darkie
Coal Black
Black As Coal
Black As Night
Black As Thunder
Person Of Color
Black As A Dog'S Guts
Black As The Ace Of Spades
More
Antonyms
White
Nonblack
Unblack
Bright
Illuminate
Lit
Related
Gray
Blue
Grey
Pink
Orange
Red
Brown
Purple
Latino
Gay
Green
Color
Yellow
Racist
Silver
Jewish
Colour
Coloured
Maroon
American
Pale
Darker
Darkness
Colors
Hue
Shade
African
Female
Tan
Gold
Shades
Light
Male
Shirt
Blues
Rose
Mexican
Blonde
Whites
Reddish
Colours
Walker
Asian
Magenta
Dirty
Nonwhite
Colorless
Teal
Thin
Painted
Smith
Dead
Man
African American
Mixed Race
Light Blue
More
Rhymes
Sac
Yak
Mac
Sack
Rack
Jack
Cack
Zack
Fack
Flak
Iraq
Tack
Lack
Tach
Hack
Pack
Frak
Yack
Back
Jack
Stack
Knack
Whack
Black
Quack
Slack
Flack
Track
Vlach
Aback
Brach
Crack
Thack
Smack
Snack
Wrack
Shack
Alack
Unpack
Thwack
Chiraq
Attack
Awrack
Plaque
Jacques
Bivouac
Slanshack
Insomniac
Diclofenac
Hark Back
Radio Shack
More
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