pitch-dark

See also: pitch dark

English

Alternative forms

pitch dark

Adjective

pitch-dark (not comparable)

Absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch.
The assassin crept into the royal bedchamber only after it was pitch-dark.

Synonyms

(absolutely black): coal-black / coal black, dark as night, jet-black / jet black, pitch-black / pitch black

Derived terms

pitch darkness

Translations

absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch

Bulgarian: тъмен като в рог (tǎmen kato v rog)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 黑沉沉 (zh) (hēichēnchēn), 漆黑 (zh) (qīhēi), 墨黑 (zh) (mòhēi)
Dutch: pikzwart (nl)
Finnish: säkkipimeä (fi), pilkkopimeä (fi)
French: noir comme dans un four (fr)
German: stockdunkel (de), stockfinster (de)
Ingrian: pilkko pimmiä
Irish: dubh dorcha, chomh dubh le pic
Italian: pesto (it), nero come la pece
Japanese: 真っ暗な (ja) (まっくらな, makkura na)
Russian: непрогля́дный (ru) (neprogljádnyj), беспросве́тный (ru) (besprosvétnyj), чёрный как смоль (čórnyj kak smolʹ) (pitch-black)
Swedish: beckmörk (sv)

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