grayish-black

Thân thiện

The artist mixes a grayish-black paint on her palette.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Of a color that is black tinged with grey: Describes a dark color that is primarily black but has a noticeable greyish hue or tone mixed in.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The storm clouds were a menacing grayish-black.
  • The artist mixed the paints to achieve a perfect grayish-black shade for the shadows.
  • The old charcoal had faded to a grayish-black color.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Use: Often used in descriptive writing, especially in art, design, and nature writing, to specify a nuanced shade.
  • The whale's skin was not pure black but a distinctive grayish-black.

Variants and Related Words

• Greyish-black: An alternative spelling, common in British English.
• Blackish-gray: A similar term that emphasizes the base color is gray with a black tinge, rather than black with a gray tinge.

Synonyms

• Slate-black: A very dark gray or black with a bluish or greyish tinge, like the color of slate rock.
• Charcoal: A very dark gray color, similar to that of charcoal.

Antonyms

• Pure white: The complete absence of color or hue.
• Vivid/Saturated colors: Colors that are intense and pure, lacking the muted, mixed quality of grayish-black (e.g., bright red, electric blue).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of black tinged with grey

Từ đồng nghĩa

• grey-black
• gray-black
• greyish-black