Meaning

22 senses
  1. Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.

    The items around him were black in colour.

    schwarz

    чёрныйčórnyj, вороно́йvoronój

    чо́рнийčórnyj

  2. Without light.

    чёрныйčórnyj

    (of coffee) without cream or sugar

  3. (capitalized, sometimes)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.)

  4. 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.)

    (South Africa, UK, US, capitalized, sometimes)Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.

    of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin

  5. (historical)Designated for use by those ethnic groups (as described above).

    black drinking fountain; black hospital

  6. Of the spades or clubs suits.

    I was dealt two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.

  7. Bad; evil; ill-omened.

    black magic

    чёрныйčórnyj

  8. Expressing menace or discontent; threatening; sullen.

    He shot her a black look.

  9. Illegitimate, illegal, or disgraced.

    schwarz

  10. Foul; dirty, soiled.

    soiled with dirt or soot

  11. (Ireland, informal)Overcrowded.

  12. Without any cream, milk, or creamer.

    Jim drinks his coffee black, but Ellen prefers it with creamer.

    schwarz

    чёрныйčórnyj

Examples

2491 sentences
  1. She was wearing a black hat.

    Вона була в чорному капелюсі.

    ruОна была в чёрной шляпе.

    deSie trug einen schwarzen Hut.

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  2. We often associate black with death.

    Ми часто асоціюємо чорний колір зі смертю.

    ruМы часто ассоциируем черный цвет со смертью.

    deWir verbinden die Farbe Schwarz oft mit Tod.

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  3. Dogs see in black and white.

    У собак чорно-білий зір.

    ruСобаки видят всё в чёрно-белом цвете.

    deHunde sehen alles in schwarz und weiß.

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  4. I saw a woman in black.

    Я побачив жінку в чорному.

    ruЯ видел женщину в чёрном.

    deIch habe eine Frau in Schwarz gesehen.

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  5. She is always dressed in black.

    Вона завжди вдягнена в чорне.

    ruОна всегда одета в чёрное.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
absorbing all light:
relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.:
Русский
By meaning 2
absorbing all light:
relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
absorbing all light:
relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.:

Origin

From Middle English blak, black, blake, from Old English blæc (“black, dark", also "ink”),

From Middle English blak, black, blake, from Old English blæc (“black, dark", also "ink”), from Proto-West Germanic *blak, from Proto-Germanic *blakaz (“burnt”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleg- (“to burn, shine”).

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Forms

blacker/more black, blackest/most black
Comparativeblacker / more black Lesson
Superlativeblackest / most black Lesson

regular

Synonyms

64 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

9 antonyms

Word family

586 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • wearing a black
  • black and white
  • wearing black
  • dressed in black
  • was wearing black
  • have a black
  • black eye
  • black hair
  • pair of black
  • a black eye
  • that black eye
  • black cat

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
black — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto