of the very darkest color owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white. "black smoke" Similar: dark pitch black as black as pitch pitch-dark jet black inky coal black blackish sable Stygian Opposite: white
2. belonging to or denoting a human group having dark-colored skin, especially of sub-Saharan African ancestry. "the entire cast is Black" noun 1. black color or pigment. "a tray decorated in black and green" 2. a member of a human group having dark-colored skin, especially one of sub-Saharan African ancestry. verb 1. make (something) black; blacken. "the house was pocked with bullet holes and blacked by smoke" Similar: blacken darken
