English Dictionary

Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.
Source : opted (16419)  - auto

In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.
Source : opted (16420)  - auto

Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness; destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible.
Source : opted (16421)  - auto

Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.
Source : opted (16422)  - auto

Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness.
Source : opted (16423)  - auto

That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black.
Source : opted (16424)  - auto

A black pigment or dye.
Source : opted (16425)  - auto

A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races.
Source : opted (16426)  - auto

A black garment or dress; as, she wears
Source : opted (16427)  - auto

Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.
Source : opted (16428)  - auto