black
adjective
/blæk/
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- (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
- (US, UK, South Africa) Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
- (sometimes, capitalized) Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)
- (of objects or markets) Illegitimate, illegal, or disgraced.
- (board games, chess) Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess, the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour).
- Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.
- Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.
- (taxonomy, especially) Dark in comparison to another species with the same base name.
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negre
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- (of a location or setting) Without light.
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fosc
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black
noun
/blæk/
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- (countable, and, uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
- (countable, and, uncountable) A black dye or pigment.
- (countable, British) A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.
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negre
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- (countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces.
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negre,
negra
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blackness
noun
/ˈblæknəs/
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- The state or quality of being black in colour.
- (figurative) The quality of being evil or dismal.
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negror
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