black-haired
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Definition
- Adjective: Having hair that is black in color.
Usage
- Used to describe a person or animal whose hair is black.
- Typically functions as an adjective before a noun (attributive) or after a linking verb (predicative).
Examples
- The black-haired man stood out in the crowd of blondes.
- She is black-haired and has green eyes.
- They were looking for a black-haired child who was lost in the park.
Advanced Usage
- Can be used in descriptive, often literary or formal, contexts to specify appearance.
- "the black-haired one": A phrase used to identify a person among others by this characteristic.
- Which one is your brother? He's the black-haired one over by the window.
Variants and Related Words
- Dark-haired (adj): Having hair of a dark color, which can include shades of brown or black. This is a more general synonym.
- Brunette (n/adj): (Typically for women) A person with brown or black hair. As an adjective, it describes such hair color.
Synonyms
- Brunet (adj/n): (Typically for men) Having dark brown or black hair.
- Raven-haired (adj): Having very dark, glossy black hair (more poetic/literary).
Antonyms
- Blond / Blonde (adj): Having light-colored or yellow hair.
- Fair-haired (adj): Having light-colored hair.
- Red-haired (adj): Having red hair.
Adjective
- having hair of a dark color
- a dark-haired beauty