English Explanatory Dictionary

pitch-black

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Very dark; without light.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

pitch-black more pitch-black most pitch-black 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”).

Synonyms

black as coal black as tar black as night tar-black

Derived words

pitch-blackened pitch-blackness
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