black
noun
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
Oppositeswhitetotal absence of light
“they fumbled around in total darkness”
“in the black of night”
British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
SynonymsJoseph Blackpopular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
a person with African ancestry, and are archaic and pejorative today
“Negro”
“Negroid”
(board games) the darker pieces
Oppositeswhiteblack clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
“the widow wore black”
verb
make or become black
“The smoke blackened the ceiling”
“The ceiling blackened”
adjective
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
“black leather jackets”
“as black as coal”
Oppositeswhiteof or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
“a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization”
Oppositeswhitemarked by anger or resentment or hostility
“black looks”
“black words”
offering little or no hope
“the future looked black”
“prospects were bleak”
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
“black deeds”
“a black lie”
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
“the stock market crashed on Black Friday”
“a calamitous defeat”
(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
“a face black with fury”
Synonymsblackenedextremely dark
“a black moonless night”
“through the pitch-black woods”
harshly ironic or sinister
“black humor”
“a grim joke”
(of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
“black propaganda”
distributed or sold illicitly
“the black economy pays no taxes”
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
“Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands”
“an ignominious retreat”
(of coffee) without cream or sugar
soiled with dirt or soot
“with feet black from playing outdoors”
“his shirt was black within an hour”
Synonymssmutty
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University