English Explanatory Dictionary

blackened

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Darkened to the point of appearing black; as
  2. Darkened to the point of appearing black; as:
  3. Synonym of charred.
  4. Synonym of blued.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of blacken

Pronunciation

en-us-blackened.ogg

Word forms

blackened more blackened most blackened

Etymology

From Middle English blakend, blakind, blakkenid, blakenid, equivalent to blacken + -ed.

Synonyms

charred blued

Antonyms

whitened

Related words

blacked blackening blacking

Derived words

pitch-blackened unblackened

Translations

Esperanto: nigrita Spanish: ennegrecido
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