pitch black
Definition
Noun: * A very dark black: The color or condition of being extremely dark, with little or no light; an intense, deep blackness often compared to the darkness of pitch (tar).
Usage
- Used as a noun to describe a color or a state of profound darkness.
- Often appears in the phrase "pitch black" (functioning as a compound adjective) to describe something that is completely dark. However, as a standalone noun, it refers to the color itself or the condition of such darkness.
Examples
- Noun:
- The interior of the cave was a pitch black that seemed to swallow our flashlight beams.
- He mixed the paints to create a pitch black for the night sky in his painting.
- Without the moon, the forest at night was an absolute pitch black.
Advanced Usage
- "in pitch black": In a state of complete darkness.
- The power outage left the entire city in pitch black.
Variants and Related Words
- Pitch-black (adjective): Of the darkest black; completely dark.
- It was a pitch-black night with no stars visible.
- Pitch-dark (adjective): Extremely dark.
- The room was pitch-dark when I entered.
Synonyms
- Jet black: A deep, glossy black.
- Raven: A deep, shiny black (like a raven's feathers).
- Sable: Black, often used in heraldry or for descriptive writing.
- Ebony: A deep, dark black, like the wood.
Related Idioms
- As black as pitch: An idiom meaning extremely dark.
- The old cellar was as black as pitch.
Noun
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a very dark black
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