pitch-black
English
Alternative forms
- pitchblack, pitch black
Etymology
From 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”).
Adjective
pitch-black (comparative more pitch-black, superlative most pitch-black)
- Very dark; without light.
- Synonyms: black as coal, black as tar, black as night
Usage notes
- Sometimes, pitch is treated as if it means "intense" or "dark", leading to the alternative superlative pitchest-black.
Translations
of the blackest black
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