pitch-black
pitch-black · more pitch-black · most pitch-black
чорний, чорношкірий, негритянський
угольно-чёрный, смоляной, чёрный как смоль
stockdunkel, pechschwarz, stockfinster, jettschwarz
Very dark; without lightVery dark; without light.
Meaning
1 sensesVery dark; without light.
pechschwarz, stockdunkel, stockfinster
смоляно́йsmoljanój, у́гольно-чёрныйúgolʹno-čórnyj, чёрный как смольčórnyj kak smolʹ
extremely dark
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
of the blackest black:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of the blackest black:
Origin
From pitch (“tar”) + black. Compare West Frisian pikswart (literally “pitch-black”), DutchFrom pitch (“tar”) + black. Compare West Frisian pikswart (literally “pitch-black”), Dutch pikzwart (literally “pitch-black”), German pechschwarz (literally “pitch-black”), Swedish becksvart (literally “pitch-black”), Icelandic biksvartur (literally “pitch-black”).
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Forms
more pitch-black, most pitch-black| Comparative | more pitch-black Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pitch-black Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- extremely dark:blackpitch-dark
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedpitch blackness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form