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black en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /blɛk/ (New-Zealand)
  • /blak/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
  • blăk
  • /blæk/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • audio SSB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black From Middle English blak, black, blake, from Old English blæc (“black, dark", also "ink”), from Proto-West Germanic *blak, from Proto-Germanic *blakaz (“burnt”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleg- (“to burn, shine”). See also Dutch blaken (“to burn”), Low German blak, black (“blackness, black paint, (black) ink”), Old High German blah (“black”); also compare Latin flagrāre (“to burn”), Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”), Sanskrit भर्ग (bharga, “radiance”). Adjective sense 20 is a semantic loan from Cantonese 黑面 (hak1 min6, “to pull a long face, to scowl”).

Meanings

  1. (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
    • Speaking of round sunglasses, these lightweight polarized ones and come in two shades of tortoiseshell as well as black and bronze. 2023 June 26, Lauren Caruso and Jillian Tracy, “The 22 best sunglasses for summer, according to style experts”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2025:
    • The items around him were black in colour.
    • The scandal of a lie is in a manner lost and annihilated when diffused among several thousands; as a drop of the blackest tincture wears away and vanishes when mixed and confused in a considerable body of water; the blot is still in it, but is not able to discover itself. 1712 October 21 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison], “FRIDAY, October 11, 1712”, in The Spectator, number 507; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume V, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC, page 492:
  2. (of a location or setting) Without light.
  3. (capitalized, sometimes) 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.)
    • I am a young, light-skinned black woman, and truer words were never written of the problem we light-skinned blacks have had to live with. The article explains in-depth what it's like. 1975 May, Terry Hodges, Ebony, page 10:
    • Somebody tell me, what can I do / Something is holding me back / Is it because I'm black? 1969, “Is It Because I'm Black”, performed by Syl Johnson:
    • I believed that a huge injustice had been perpetrated for hundreds of years on every black man, woman, and child in the United States. 1971, Lyndon Johnson, The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 39:
    • The country’s first black president, and its first president to reach adulthood after the Vietnam War and Watergate, Mr. Obama seemed like a digital-age leader who could at last dislodge the stalemate between those who clung to the government of the Great Society, on the one hand, and those who disdained the very idea of government, on the other. 2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020:
  4. (South-Africa, UK, US, capitalized, sometimes) 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.) ▸ Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
  5. (historical) Designated for use by those ethnic groups (as described above).
    • black drinking fountain; black hospital
  6. (of a card) Of the spades or clubs suits.
    • I was dealt two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.
  7. Bad; evil; ill-omened.
    • Nor were there wanting some, who, after the departure of Jenny, insinuated that she was spirited away with a design too black to be mentioned, and who gave frequent hints that a legal inquiry ought to be made into the whole matter, and that some people should be forced to produce the girl. 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:
    • […] what a black day would that be, when the Ordinances of Jesus Christ should as it were be excommunicated, and cast out of the Church of Christ. 1655, Benjamin Needler, Expository notes, with practical observations; towards the opening of the five first chapters of the first book of Moses called Genesis., London: N. Webb and W. Grantham, page 168:
    • She had seen so much of the blacker side of human nature that blackness no longer startled her as it should do. 1861, Anthony Trollope, Framley Parsonage:
    • black magic
  8. Expressing menace or discontent; threatening; sullen.
    • He shot her a black look.
    • We see the impression that the perils of these unknown seas made on Minoan art in a clay seal impression that comes from Knossos. A sea monster, with head and jaws like a dog's, is rising from the waves and attacking a boatman who stands defending himself in his skiff. […] This is the black side of the sense of "the magic and the mystery of the sea" that finds a lighter expression in the octopus and sea-shell designs of the vases, and the flying fish on porcelain and frescoes. 1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 14:
    • The lassie had grace given her to refuse, but with a woeful heart, and Heriotside rode off in black discontent, leaving poor Ailie to sigh her love. He came back the next day and the next, but aye he got the same answer. 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
  9. (of objects or markets) Illegitimate, illegal, or disgraced.
    • Foodstuffs were rationed and, as in other countries in a similar situation, the black market was flourishing. 1952, The Contemporary Review, volume 182, page 338:
  10. Foul; dirty, soiled.
    • Then trip him, that his heeles may kicke at Heauen, / And that his Soule may be as damn'd aud blacke / As Hell, whereto it goes. c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii], page 270, column 2:
  11. (Ireland, informal) Overcrowded.
  12. (of coffee or tea) Without any cream, milk, or creamer.
    • Jim drinks his coffee black, but Ellen prefers it with creamer.
  13. (qualifier:board games) 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).
    • Consequently, in the initial position the white pieces and pawns are placed on the first and second ranks; the black pieces and pawns on the eighth and seventh ranks. 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 21:
    • The black pieces in this chess set are made of dark blue glass.
  14. Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color.
    • Compare two Unicode symbols: ☞ (“WHITE RIGHT POINTING INDEX”); ☛ (“BLACK RIGHT POINTING INDEX”).
  15. Of or pertaining to anarchism; anarchist.
  16. (German) Related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
    • After the election, the parties united in a black-yellow alliance.
  17. Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.
    • 5 percent of the Defense Department funding will go to black projects.
    • black operations/black ops; black room; black site
  18. Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.
    • But a hel-rúne was one who knew secret black knowledge – and the association of hell with the dead shows that the gloss in O.H.G. 'necromancia' is very close. 2014, J.R.R. Tolkien, Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 168:
    • Pope Joan, who once occupied the throne of the Vatican, was reputed to be the blackest sorcerer of them all. 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 105:
  19. (Ireland, derogatory) Protestant, often with the implication of being militantly pro-British or anti-Catholic. (Compare blackmouth ("Presbyterian").)
    • To the southern Nationalist the north was chiefly known as the home of the most rabid religious and political intolerance perhaps in the whole Christian world; it was designated by the comprehensive title of the 'Black North.' 1886, Thomas Power O'Connor, The Parnell Movement: With a Sketch of Irish Parties from 1843, page 520:
    • There is a district, comprehending Donegal, the interior of the county of Derry, and the western side of Tyrone, which is emphatically called by the people "the Black North," an expression not meant, as I conceive, to mark its greater exposure to the westerly winds, but rather its dreary aspect. 1812, Edward Wakefield, An Account of Ireland, Statistical and Political, volume 2, page 737:
    • Now April's brother, once also holding a commission in that regiment, was an Ulster Volunteer, her father a staunch, black Protestant, her family tremulously "loyal" to the country whose Parliament was turning them out of its councils. 1914 May 27, "Review of The North Afire by W. Douglas Newton", The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality, volume 86, page t
    • He [Sir John Henry Biggart] was personally amused at having once been called "a black bastard". 1985 April, J. A. Weaver, “John Henry Biggart 1905-1979 - A portrait in respect and affection”, in Ulster Medical Journal, volume 54, number 1, page 1:
    • the Royal Black Institution
    • Even in the "black North"—in " Protestant Ulster"—Catholicity is progressing at a rate that must strike terror into its enemies, and impart pride and hope to the professors of the faith of our sainted forefathers. 1841 March 20, "Intelligence; Catholicity in Ulster" Catholic Herald (Bengal), Vol. 2 No. 1, p. 27
    • He had been playing Gaelic football for Lisnaskea Emmets, his local team in County Fermanagh, against a team from nearby Brookeborough, when someone from the opposing team called him a ‘black cunt’. ‘Black’, in this case, was a reference not to the colour of his skin but to his religion. It is short for ‘Black Protestant’, a long-standing term of sectarian abuse. 2007 September 6, Fintan O'Toole, “Diary”, in London Review of Books, volume 29, number 17, page 35:
    • the Black North
  20. Having one or more features (hair, fur, armour, clothes, bark, etc.) that is dark (or black).
    • the black knight; black bile
  21. (especially) Having one or more features (hair, fur, armour, clothes, bark, etc.) that is dark (or black). ▸ Dark in comparison to another species with the same base name.
    • black birch; black locust; black rhino
  22. (Singapore, Singlish, of someone's face) Sullen and solemn; bad-tempered and unhappy.
    • They gave up trying to talk to me. Ever since I gave them that big scolding. But every time they see me, all face black black. 2009, Jean Tay, Boom, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Act I, scene x, page 46:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Black alternative lexicographic
more black Degree=Cmp lexicographic
blacke alternative, obsolete lexicographic
blk alternative lexicographic
blackest Degree=Sup lexicographic
blacker Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most black Degree=Sup lexicographic
blak alternative lexicographic

Antonyms

bright · pale · colorless · achromatic · illuminated · bright · white · light · white · clear · lit

Coordinates

red · white

Deriveds (first 500 of 854)

black jail · black oven · Black Hollow · black-fronted dotterel · black-bellied plover · black market · black aristocracy · black guillemot · black-vented oriole · black-headed bunting · black gram · black lead · black beetle · black bomber · black figure · black vulture · black information · black as night · Black Sox · black bean sauce · blackmouth · black slug · black-veined white · black-eyed bean · interblack · Black Mesa · black salsify · blackhood · black people's time · black-bibbed tit · blackboard · black-ganger · black goby · black landing · blackspot · black mass · blackie · black babies · black curassow · black birch tree · Black Ferns · Norfolk Black · black-footed ferret · Blak · blackwater · black as coal · black palmer · Blackford · blackneck · black beauty · black mulberry · black note · black frost · black arched moth · blacktress · black moon · blackchin · black willow · black jack · Black Dutch · black limpet · blacktopia · black marketeering · black-collar · black lung disease · black pacu · black-backed water tyrant · black game · black-winged stilt · black day · black lung · white-winged black tit · black humour · black-crested titmouse · black gin · black carpet beetle · black iron · black open access · black plum of Illawarra · Asian black rat · black-bellied wren · black radish · white-shouldered black tit · blackfaced · black mage · black earth · black flag · black metal · black dwarf · black-throated diver · black-coated · black-throated accentor · Black Hand · black cherry · black land · Black East Indian · black letter day · black crowned crane · Black Crater Lake · blackfish · Black Riveran · black pitohui · black racer · Black Mountains · black-tailed wallaby · black latten · postblack · black bread · black-or-white · black persimmon · black seabream · Black Cat · Black Madonna · black dark · blackey · European black pine · blackly · blackster · black tar heroin · Black Death · black woodpecker · Asian black birch · Java black rot · Black Saturday · black humor · black-headed · Black Hills · black durgon · black carp · black sapote · black dolphin · black skimmer · black snakeroot · black hairy tongue syndrome · Black Mirror-esque · black copper · black supremacist · Black Forest · black-crested tit · black-naped oriole · black brane · Black Forest gâteau · Black Zionism · blackbuck · southern black-backed gull · black-diver · blackcock · black Africa · black ewe · Black Maria · monoblack · black dose · black and burst · black marsh turtle · blacklip · black gold · black swallowwort · black-backed antshrike · blacklet · blackish · black-topped · black sigatoka · black caviar · slate black · black-and-white · look on the black side · black thumb · Black Elk · black salt · blackthroat · black oak · Cablinasian · Blafrican · black mangrove · blackcurrant · blackfeller · black sand · black drum · black partridge · Black Hawk County · black alder · black Irish · Black Springs · black hickory · black nightshade · Black Forest cake · black measles · Black Monk · black-winged pratincole · Little Black Spot Mountain · bible-black · bone black · chocolate black · pro-black · Black Hawk · black carbon · black pepper snake · black moss · black sage · black band disease · black bag · black British · black square · black-throated · black-tailed flycatcher · black-letter day · black-throated antshrike · Argentine black and white tegu · blackware · hybrid black poplar · black garlic · blacklist · eyelash black · black supremacy · red-bellied black snake · blackseed · black hydrogen · blackstrap · black raspberry · black as your hat · black house spider · black-footed rock wallaby · blackland · black snake · black grouse · Black Mass · black economy · Black Isle · black-tailed prairie dog · black start · Blackbeard · black woman · black bass · black bag operation · Black and Tan · Blasian · Blackhawk · black coal · black cholic · blackshirt · Black River · black bun · Black Bank · black wallaby · black-legged tick · black-headed greenfinch · Black Mirroresque · black-on-black · black diamond · black haw · black swallower · blackride · black turnstone · black goose · black swallow-wort · black fever · little black ant · blackthorn · black butcherbird · Blacktown · black-tie · black as Newgate's knocker · blackguard · black ape · black tin · black notice · Russian black bread · black acre · blackademic · blackshop · black currawong · blackroot · blackophobic · Black Plague · black eye · Black New World Order · black mudfish · black bamboo · black box warning · black card · blackwork · black-backed jackal · black-tailed deer · black-bean sauce · black liquorice · black-currant · black eagle · Black Creek · black sulfur · Black Peter · non-black · black chanterelle · black fellow · Black Law · in the black · black sea cucumber · black box insurance · blackgame · black witch · black-billed magpie · buppie · blaxploitation · black locust · Black Thursday · black speargrass · black panther · blackmail · blackleg · blackgrass · black guts · blackfly · black mustard · black-and-tan · black-browed barbet · black look · jet black · black urine disease · black bitch · Black Mesa Wash · Black Russia · black-faced cormorant · depressive suicidal black metal · Black Range · black flight · black-eyed · black fast · Florida black wolf · black-lipped pika · Black Khitan · black as my hat · black-chinned siskin · black ibis · black cake · black child · blackity-black · black francolin · black polecat · blackdamp · black olive · black jaundice · coal black · black-faced bunting · black stork · black cockatoo · black tinamou · black over Bill's mother's · black caiman · black mamba · black-eyed Susan · black-headed python · Black Army · blacklettered · black-capped chickadee · black-striped wallaby · Asian black bear · tar-black · blackrider · black-backed grosbeak · black-humored · black company · black fax · blackwash · black-throated thrush · black bee · white-backed black tit · blackball · black flux · blacksmith · Houston black · Indian black-lored tit · Black Mirror · black-breasted leaf turtle · black antimony · black root rot · black crake · blacktracker · black lemur · Blackheath · blacklight · black hat · red-tailed black shark · blackpoll · blackbody · black advance · black knight · black rot · black knot · black scoter · blackjack · black drink · red-tailed black cockatoo · Blatino · unblack · black alder winterberry · black friar · Blackophobic · blacklash · black building test · black matpe bean · blackband · black lives matter · black coffee · black-headed parrot · blacky · black cypress · black letter law · black bean · TV black · black beer · Welsh Black · black rent · Black Ruthenia · black-headed pasture cockchafer · Blackanese · black and white warbler · black pod · black-and-yellow grosbeak · black currant · black zone · black bindweed · black dammar · black bag job · black as a dog's guts · black canker · black boy · Black Lady · black up · black-eyed pea · black-water rafting · little black serotine · blackbutt · little black cormorant · pitch black · black-assed · black ant · cat calling the kettle black · Blackophobia · black gangster · blacksalter · Black Angus · black pill · have the black ox tread on one's foot · black kite · blacktop · black tar · black helicopter · black soup · black-faced ibis · Blackface · blackspotted · black salve · blackfella · blackface · black garden ant · black smoker · black triangle · black-capped babbler · black bottom pie · black-browed albatross · blackworm · black-headed saltator · black pudding · black-clad · black-tailed trainbearer · black tax · black chamber · black blizzard · black spruce · black-outs · black drongo · black widow · black rust · black ash · black-tailed jackrabbit · blackamoor · black hellebore · black piedra · black aurora · black-browed bushtit · black-hooded antshrike · black stump · black grama · Blackacre · once you go black, you never go back · black-bag · blackcoat · black smoke · blackassed · black budget · black-crested antshrike · black draught · pot calling the kettle black · black book · black seaperch · driving while black · coalblack · black clock · black swallowtail · black turtle bean · black spot

Descendants

black · black · μπλάκης · blak · blak · blaka · blaik

Hypernyms

sooty · dark · dusky · murky

Hyponyms

black as night · coal black · black as a dog's guts · pitch · blackish · jet · swarthy · black as the ace of spades · pitch black · nigrescent · obsidian · pitch dark · jet black · black as coal · black as Newgate's knocker · black as thunder

Relateds

ink · blackavised · soot · smut · blackbird · coal · crow · sloe · blackberry · dark colour · shiner · blackness · blacken · forblack · black eye · person of color · charcoal · black color · blackamoor

Synonyms

atramentous · shady · stygian · tenebrous · murky · sabled · infernal · ebon · gloomy · dull · raven · pitchy · negro · twilightish · dim · nigrous · atramental · leaden · cimmerian · darkling · umbrageous · ebony · fuliginous · mirksome · dimpsy · tenebrose · black · sunless · swart · murksome · lightless · crepuscular · dark · adumbral · sombrous · obscure · inklike · dark · inky · caliginous · jetty · dusky · dingy · sable · dark · swarthy · somber · gloomy · unilluminated · darksome · blear · inkish

Translations (631)

ar سَوْدَاء (absorbing all light) · oui 𐽲𐾄𐽰𐽾𐽰 (absorbing all light) · grc μέλας (absorbing all light) · osx swart (absorbing all light) · mop bʼox (absorbing all light) · ang sweart (absorbing all light) · mn хар (absorbing all light) · sd ڪارو (absorbing all light) · pt escuro (without light) · pt preto (absorbing all light) · bg че́рен (absorbing all light) · za ndaem (absorbing all light) · tsg maitum (absorbing all light) · zu -mnyama (absorbing all light) · av чӏегӏера (absorbing all light) · got 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍃 (absorbing all light) · frr süürt (absorbing all light) · jje 거멍ᄒᆞ다 (absorbing all light) · ky жамандоо (absorbing all light) · lez чӏулав (absorbing all light) · ka მუქი (without light) · vi đen (absorbing all light) · lad negro (expressing menace, or discontent) · tr siyah (absorbing all light) · nxq naq (absorbing all light) · de schwarz (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) · gon 𑵺𑵵𑶗𑵵𑶊 (absorbing all light) · ig nwa (absorbing all light) · eu beltz (absorbing all light) · la ater (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · bo ནག་ཅན (absorbing all light) · az zənci (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · co neru (absorbing all light) · ms هيتم (absorbing all light) · de schwarz (illegitimate, illegal or disgraced) · av чӏегӏераб (absorbing all light) · na etañañ (absorbing all light) · mk црн (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) · mr काळी (absorbing all light) · nb sort (absorbing all light) · fr noir (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · rap uri uri (absorbing all light) · gon 𑴟𑴧𑵅𑴧𑴱 (absorbing all light) · nrf naithe (absorbing all light) · su hideung (absorbing all light) · nb mørk (without light) · ium jieqv (absorbing all light) · rup laiu (roa-rup) (absorbing all light) · sc niéddhu (absorbing all light) · sva მეშხე (absorbing all light) · nhn tliltic (absorbing all light) · ru вороно́й (absorbing all light) · mk темен (without light) · jv cemeŋ (absorbing all light) · sk temný (expressing menace, or discontent) · ar سود (absorbing all light) · si කළු (absorbing all light) · msk maitum (absorbing all light) · ky жала жабуу (absorbing all light) · csb czôrny (absorbing all light) · orv чьрнъ (absorbing all light) · sas bidəŋ (absorbing all light) · gld сахарин (absorbing all light) · kwk t̕so'la̱m (absorbing all light) · ca fosc (without light) · ky кара (absorbing all light) · pt negro (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · jv ireŋ (absorbing all light) · kpv сьӧд (absorbing all light) · zh 烏色 /乌色 (absorbing all light) · pl czarny (absorbing all light) · ca negre (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · wa noer (absorbing all light) · lbj ནག་པོ (absorbing all light) · rmn kalo (absorbing all light) · kg ndombe (absorbing all light) · it nero (without light) · ar زِنْجِيّ (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · he שחורה \ שְׁחֹרָה (absorbing all light) · xh -mnyáma (absorbing all light) · ruo negru (absorbing all light) · mrw maitem (absorbing all light) · cy du (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · fi mustien (historical: designated for use by those with dark skin) · ani бечӏедир (absorbing all light) · ka ბნელი (illegitimate, illegal or disgraced) · szl czŏrny (absorbing all light) · ky ушактоо (absorbing all light) · vi tối (without light) · ur کالا (absorbing all light) · pjt maṟu (absorbing all light) · roa-tar gnure (absorbing all light) · mk црн (absorbing all light) · ml കറുപ്പ് (absorbing all light) · my နက် (absorbing all light) · hu fekete (illegitimate, illegal or disgraced) · oj makadewizi (absorbing all light) · sc nigheddu (absorbing all light) · str NEKIX (absorbing all light) · mk црн (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · da dunkel (relating to an initiative whose existence or exact nature must remain withheld) · ilo nangisit (absorbing all light) · ka შავი (chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white") · nb svart (absorbing all light) · zza siya (diq) (playing cards: of the spades or clubs) · yue(chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white") · ro negru (illegitimate, illegal or disgraced) · pag deket (absorbing all light) · hsb čorny (absorbing all light) · pl murzyński (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · bg черноко́ж (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · bug ma-lotoŋ (absorbing all light) · nap niro (absorbing all light) · el σκοτεινός (without light) · ar سُود (absorbing all light) · frr suart (absorbing all light) · ast prietu (absorbing all light) · yue 黑色 (absorbing all light) · te నల్ల (absorbing all light) · an negro (absorbing all light) · az qaradərili (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · sl črn (absorbing all light) · cic losa' (absorbing all light) · mdf равжа (absorbing all light) · dsb carny (absorbing all light) · lad negro (bad; evil) · fi musta (politics: related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany) · es moreno (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · fr noir (absorbing all light) · kwk t̕suła̱x̱tłe (absorbing all light) · cv хура (absorbing all light) · ro negru (absorbing all light) · fi musta (absorbing all light) · ee yibɔ (absorbing all light) · ru чёрный (without light) · rme kalo (absorbing all light) · fr noir (illegitimate, illegal or disgraced) · ceb itom (absorbing all light) · mk црн (bad; evil) · lv melns (absorbing all light) · ko 검다 (absorbing all light) · inh ӏаьржа (absorbing all light) · tr kara (absorbing all light) · zku pulyuna (absorbing all light) · ta கருப்பு (playing cards: of the spades or clubs) · tab кӏару (absorbing all light) · es negro (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · be чарнаску́ры (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · ms lotong (absorbing all light) · gdo бечӏер (absorbing all light) · koi сьӧд (absorbing all light) · so madow (absorbing all light) · de schwarzhäutig (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · el μαύρος (absorbing all light) · nwy gahuntee (absorbing all light) · mt iswed (absorbing all light) · io nigra (absorbing all light) · bbl ჺარჭი^ნ (absorbing all light) · ms hitam (absorbing all light) · ka ბუნდოვანი (without light) · lu -fita (absorbing all light) · my မည်း (absorbing all light) · eo nigra (chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white") · gu કાળું (absorbing all light) · el μαύρος (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · pt negro (bad; evil) · ln -yindo (absorbing all light) · mt suwed (absorbing all light) · ofs swert (absorbing all light) · hy նեգրական (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · to ʻuliʻuli (absorbing all light) · pt preto (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) · mk црн (chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white") · uk му́ринський (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · sa कृष्ण (absorbing all light) · gon నల్లా (absorbing all light) · nog кара (absorbing all light) · fi synkkä (bad; evil) · ne कालो (absorbing all light) · sq zi (absorbing all light) · pt atro (bad; evil) · ta கருப்பு (chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white") · hu fekete (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) · br du (absorbing all light) · rap kere kere (absorbing all light) · mnc ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ (absorbing all light) · da neger (historical: designated for use by those with dark skin) · sw eusi (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · fur neri (absorbing all light) · na etangang (absorbing all light) · nrf(absorbing all light) · nb svart (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) · zlw-slv czorny (absorbing all light) · gl negro (chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white") · zh 黑色 (absorbing all light) · gl negro (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · bg тъмен (without light) · ar أَسْوَد (bad; evil) · na etaŋaŋ (absorbing all light) · gor yitomo (absorbing all light) · tg сиёҳ (absorbing all light) · fi musta (playing cards: of the spades or clubs) · da mørkhudet (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · isd ngisit (absorbing all light) · az qara (absorbing all light) · tr karanlık (without light) · hu sötét (without light) · sh cȓn (absorbing all light) · as ক’লা (absorbing all light) · lus dum (absorbing all light) · hur ts'q'éyx̱ (absorbing all light) · ltg malns (absorbing all light) · kac chyang (absorbing all light) · ky көө (absorbing all light) · ms gelap (bad; evil) · ay ch’iyara (absorbing all light) · om gurraacha (absorbing all light) · hur tsq'ix (absorbing all light) · ka ბნელი (without light) · lad preto (absorbing all light) · sk čierny (bad; evil) · xal хар (absorbing all light) · cjs қара (absorbing all light) · el κακός (bad; evil) · aot pinak (absorbing all light) · dz གནགཔོ (absorbing all light) · ty ʻereʻere (absorbing all light) · wuu(absorbing all light) · hit 𒁕𒀭𒆪𒅖 (absorbing all light) · nds swart (absorbing all light) · rif aberkan (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · ky күңүрт кара (absorbing all light) · mi mangu (absorbing all light) · ccc kosewa (absorbing all light) · ko 검은 (absorbing all light) · sn dema (absorbing all light) · nuk tupkuk (absorbing all light) · kmr reş (absorbing all light) · nay kro:tin (absorbing all light) · bua хара (absorbing all light) · gv doo (absorbing all light) · ki -irũ (absorbing all light) · jje 검다 (absorbing all light) · mt sewda (absorbing all light) · rmo kalo (absorbing all light) · ru темноко́жий (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · hil maitum (absorbing all light) · ru негритя́нский (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · da mørk (without light) · eo nigrula (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · fi mustaihoinen (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · xdq хъерхъ (absorbing all light) · sv svart (absorbing all light) · fi musta (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) · jv hirěng (absorbing all light) · as কুলা (absorbing all light) · kwk t̕suła̱ga (absorbing all light) · adt waurrunha (absorbing all light) · rif aberkan (absorbing all light) · nb svart (bad; evil) · ca negre (absorbing all light) · ur سِیاہ (absorbing all light) · la niger (absorbing all light) · hu fekete (absorbing all light) · fa زَنْگی (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · nmb im'ət (absorbing all light) · pt negro (absorbing all light) · fi salainen (relating to an initiative whose existence or exact nature must remain withheld) · hu sötét (chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white") · ru чёрный (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · bjn hirang (absorbing all light) · zdj -ɗu (absorbing all light) · kk қара (absorbing all light) · udm сьӧд (absorbing all light) · shy aberkan (absorbing all light) · hi कारौ (absorbing all light) · vi đen thui (absorbing all light) · yo dúdú (absorbing all light) · jje 가망ᄒᆞ다 (absorbing all light) · pt preto (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · lij néigro (absorbing all light) · da formørket (relating to an initiative whose existence or exact nature must remain withheld) · nrf nièr (absorbing all light) · la ater (absorbing all light) · es negro (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) · mns-nor сэ̄мыл (absorbing all light) · bg че́рен (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · ast ñegru (absorbing all light) · de schwarz (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · scn nìuru (absorbing all light) · vi (da) đen (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · ar حَامِيّ (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · da sort (absorbing all light) · akl maitum (absorbing all light) · ab аиқәаҵәа (absorbing all light) · cu чрьнъ (absorbing all light) · nrf néthe (absorbing all light) · ug قارا (absorbing all light) · sk tmavý (without light) · id legam (without light) · nci capotztic (absorbing all light) · ta கருப்பு (illegitimate, illegal or disgraced) · sk čierny (chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white") · lad preto (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · rm nair (absorbing all light) · ka შავი (absorbing all light) · ar أَسْوَد (absorbing all light) · jje 까망ᄒᆞ다 (absorbing all light) · nfr wɔɔ (absorbing all light) · be чо́рны (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · ga gorm (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · cy du (absorbing all light) · eve хакарин (absorbing all light) · mww dub (without light) · zh(chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white") · bni -yindo (absorbing all light) · ta கருப்பு (without light) · tl itim (absorbing all light) · mhn schbòrz (absorbing all light) · uk чо́рний (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · wmw cerufi (absorbing all light) · egy km-m-D3 (absorbing all light) · apw diłhił (absorbing all light) · kl qernertoq (absorbing all light) · shu أزرق (absorbing all light) · ttt siyə (absorbing all light) · lmo negro (absorbing all light) · sk čierny (illegitimate, illegal or disgraced) · fi musta (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · et mustanahaline (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · hu fekete (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · ext negru (absorbing all light) · ja 黒い (absorbing all light) · th ดำ (absorbing all light) · jje 꺼멍ᄒᆞ다 (absorbing all light) · cni cheenkari (absorbing all light) · zh 烏色 /乌色 (absorbing all light) · ar زَنْجِيّ (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · sv svart (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) · sw eusi (absorbing all light) · sk temný (bad; evil) · jv ireng (absorbing all light) · mba maitum (absorbing all light) · ms aswad (absorbing all light) · id gelap (without light) · nb svart (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · fi musta (typography: solid, filled with color) · kw du (absorbing all light) · oj makadewaa (absorbing all light) · chr ᎬᎿᎨ (absorbing all light) · fr noir (chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white") · el σκέτος (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) · dlg кара (absorbing all light) · kjh хара (absorbing all light) · uz siyoh (absorbing all light) · da sort (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) · es prieto (absorbing all light) · sw eusi (illegitimate, illegal or disgraced) · la niger (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · ja 黒人の (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · ruq negru (absorbing all light) · lkt sápA (absorbing all light) · lus thim (without light) · grc ἀμαυρός (absorbing all light) · fa سِیاه (absorbing all light) · rsk чарни (absorbing all light) · sro nieddu (absorbing all light) · se čáhppes (absorbing all light) · lus sen (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) · zea zwart (absorbing all light) · fi pimeä (illegitimate, illegal or disgraced) · qui shĺpa (absorbing all light) · ar أَسْوَد (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · nv łizhin (absorbing all light) · ga dubh (absorbing all light) · ofs swart (absorbing all light) · gl preto (absorbing all light) · syl ꠇꠣꠟꠣ (absorbing all light) · ist nìgaro (absorbing all light) · rmy kalo (absorbing all light) · hu fekete (bad; evil) · ban badeng (absorbing all light) · ibg ngisit (absorbing all light) · ko 까만 (absorbing all light) · ja 黒色の (absorbing all light) · non svartr (absorbing all light) · ru чёрный (absorbing all light) · mg ngetroka (chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white") · tr siyahi (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · kjj мичӏаь (absorbing all light) · ms hitam (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · or କଲା (absorbing all light) · grc μαυρός (absorbing all light) · gl(of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) · sv svart (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · alt кара (absorbing all light) · da sort (chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white") · lkt hásapa (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · lmo négher (absorbing all light) · sv svart (without light) · pl czarny (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · vo blägik (absorbing all light) · tpw un (absorbing all light) · ar اسود (absorbing all light) · fi musta (bad; evil) · id kelam (without light) · dgr dezǫ (absorbing all light) · to ʻuliʻuli (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · ms lutong (absorbing all light) · eo malhela (without light) · zh хи (absorbing all light) · el ερεβώδης (without light) · ee ameyibɔ (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · gd gorm (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · rom kalo (absorbing all light) · sw jaa (overcrowded) · fi mustanaan (overcrowded) · cdo 烏 /乌 (absorbing all light) · ket тум (absorbing all light) · af swart (absorbing all light) · zza tarı (bad; evil) · lld fosch (absorbing all light) · oc negre (absorbing all light) · hu sötét (expressing menace, or discontent) · ky жаманатты кылуу (absorbing all light) · pim mahcateis (absorbing all light) · tr kara (bad; evil) · ckb ڕەش (absorbing all light) · pl czarnoskóry (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · pa ਕਾਲਾ (absorbing all light) · fj loaloa (absorbing all light) · pt negro (illegitimate, illegal or disgraced) · win seep (absorbing all light) · rup negru (absorbing all light) · zh 黑色 (absorbing all light) · fi pimeä (without light) · svs boboragha (absorbing all light) · yue(absorbing all light) · goh swarz (absorbing all light) · uk негритя́нський (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · mg mainty (absorbing all light) · mn ᠬᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ (absorbing all light) · ms لوتوڠ (absorbing all light) · gl negro (absorbing all light) · hy սևամորթ (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · uk чо́рний (absorbing all light) · rmc kalo (absorbing all light) · ko 까맣다 (absorbing all light) · fr noir (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) · nl zwart (absorbing all light) · fi musta (illegitimate, illegal or disgraced) · es prieto (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · xsr ནག་པུ (absorbing all light) · ar أسود (absorbing all light) · sk čierny (absorbing all light) · khb ᦡᧄ (absorbing all light) · kum къара (absorbing all light) · gd dubh (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · cs černý (absorbing all light) · ta இருள் (without light) · chk chon (absorbing all light) · ur کالا (chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white") · fa سِیاهپوسْت (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · fy swart (absorbing all light) · cni kisaari (absorbing all light) · mnc ᡴᠠᡵᠠ (absorbing all light) · sm ʻuli (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · ru чёрный (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) · nl donker (without light) · mak le'leng (absorbing all light) · it nero (absorbing all light) · zza siya (diq) (absorbing all light) · mbb me'item (absorbing all light) · naq ǂnū (absorbing all light) · ru черноко́жий (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · ar كحل (absorbing all light) · ist nìgro (absorbing all light) · bh करिया (absorbing all light) · za fonx (absorbing all light) · hy սև (absorbing all light) · de schwarz (absorbing all light) · bn কাল (absorbing all light) · ta கருப்பு (absorbing all light) · rml kalo (absorbing all light) · frr suurt (absorbing all light) · ro negru (chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white") · grc κελαινός (absorbing all light) · eo negro (historical: designated for use by those with dark skin) · lt júodas (absorbing all light) · da sort (overcrowded) · mad celleng (absorbing all light) · km ខ្មៅ (absorbing all light) · rgn négar (absorbing all light) · yai шов (absorbing all light) · be негрыця́нскі (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · es negro (absorbing all light) · cs černošský (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.) · tr katran (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) · hi काला (absorbing all light) · es morocho (relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't 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black en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /blɛk/ (New-Zealand)
  • /blak/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
  • blăk
  • /blæk/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • audio SSB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black From Middle English blak, black, blake, from Old English blæc (“black, dark", also "ink”), from Proto-West Germanic *blak, from Proto-Germanic *blakaz (“burnt”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleg- (“to burn, shine”). See also Dutch blaken (“to burn”), Low German blak, black (“blackness, black paint, (black) ink”), Old High German blah (“black”); also compare Latin flagrāre (“to burn”), Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”), Sanskrit भर्ग (bharga, “radiance”). Adjective sense 20 is a semantic loan from Cantonese 黑面 (hak1 min6, “to pull a long face, to scowl”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
    • Black is the badge of hell, / The hue of dungeons, and the suit of night. c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:
    • CMYK stands for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. This four component color system is standard for most types of color printing, since black is an ink color in printing but is simply the absence of color in video. 2009, Harry Henderson, Computer Science and Technology, Revised edition, →ISBN, page 93:
  2. (countable, uncountable) A black dye or pigment.
  3. (countable) A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
  4. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) Black cloth hung up at funerals.
    • Groans, and convulsions, and a discolored face, and friends weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the like, show death terrible. 1625, Francis Bacon, “Of Death”, in Essays:
  5. (capitalized, countable, offensive, often, sometimes) A member or descendant of any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
    • But presently the negro seized the Hindoo by the throat; the Hindoo just pricked him in the arm with his knife, and the next moment his own head was driven against the side of the cabin with a stunning crack[…]The cabin was now full, and Sharpe was for putting both the blacks in irons. 1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash:
    • Numa was about to charge—there was little time in which to compare various methods or weigh the probable results of any. And then a number of things happened, almost simultaneously—the lion sprang from his ambush toward the retreating black—Tarzan cried out in warning—and the black turned just in time to see Numa halted in mid-flight by a slender strand of grass rope, the noosed end of which had fallen cleanly about his neck. 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 123:
    • Prize-winning books continue a trend toward increased representation of blacks, accounting for most of the books with exclusively black characters. 2004, Anthony Joseph Paul Cortese, Provocateur: Images of Women and Minorities in Advertising, page 108:
    • "How! They surely cannot pretend that the black is an Englishman?" "There are all kinds of Englishmen, black and white, when seamen grow scarce. […]" 1863, James Fenimore Cooper, chapter XXIV, in Miles Wallingford:
  6. (informal, uncountable) Blackness, the condition of belonging to or being descended from one of these ethnic groups.
    • black don't crack
  7. (countable) The black ball.
  8. (countable) The edge of home plate.
  9. (UK, countable) A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.
  10. (UK, informal, uncountable) Blackcurrant syrup or crème de cassis used for cocktails.
    • Pernod and black; snakebite and black; cider and black
  11. (countable) The person playing with the black set of pieces.
    • At this point black makes a disastrous move.
    • 1...Qd3 2 Ne1 Nd2! wins since 3 Nxd3 Rxf1 mate while 3 Qxc7+ Kg6 only delays the end. The best White can do is 3 Qc3+ Qxc3 4 Rxc3 Rxe1 when Black also wins the Bf1 and will be two pieces up. 2023 January 13, Leonard Barden, “Chess: Carlsen takes on young guns at Wijk as world champion eyes record”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2023:
  12. (countable) Something, or a part of a thing, which is black.
    • the black or sight of the eye 1644, Kenelme [i.e., Kenelm] Digby, Two Treatises. In the One of which, the Nature of Bodies; in the Other, the Nature of Mans Soule; is Looked into: In Way of Discovery, of the Immortality of Reasonable Soules, Paris: […] Gilles Blaizot, →OCLC:
  13. (countable, obsolete) A stain; a spot.
    • defiling her white lawn of chastity with ugly blacks of lust 1619, William Rowley, All's Lost by Lust:
  14. (countable, uncountable) A dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat.
  15. (US, countable, slang, uncountable) Marijuana.
    • He pulled on the black, the tip of the filter hot and malleable between his lips, and felt a cool tingling coat the simmer in his chest and begin to eat away at it in small bites. 2008, Jesmyn Ward, Where the Line Bleeds, Bloomsbury (2018), page 48:
  16. (countable, uncountable) The blackened, burned-out area at the centre of a fire.
    • The black is always the safest place for a firefighter. 2024, Karl Brauneis, The Blackwater Fire and the Men Who Fought It:
    • The black is a safe zone for retreating firefighters. It is an area already burned out by a fire without the raw or dead fuels needed for a fire to feed on. 2013, Jaylynn Wylie, Fireline:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
blak alternative lexicographic
Black alternative lexicographic
blacke alternative, obsolete lexicographic
blk alternative lexicographic
blacks Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

white · whiteness

Deriveds

carbon black · black and tan · Man in Black · smoky black · black don't crack · slate black · two seconds to black · channel black · Berlin black · Pernod and black · palladium black · black girl magic · Black Act · jet black · coal black · blackless · cut to black · toothblack · Blackophobia · Spanish black · Frankfort black · animal black · ivory black · lampblack · short black · Brunswick black · African black · mulga black · Men in Black · long black · impingement black · mineral black · the new black · jet-black · black and white · eye black · boneblack · blue-black · smoke black · fade to black · platinum black · man in black · acetylene black · raisin black

Descendants

blak · ブラック · bläg

Synonyms

person of color · nonwhite · blackness · BME · colored person · minority · colored · BIPOC

Translations (320)

pt negro (dye, pigment) · apw Innaa diłhiłé (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · sk černoška (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · haw ʻeleʻele (colour/color) · syl ꠇꠣꠟꠣ (colour/color) · stq swot (colour/color) · sh crna (colour/color) · el μαύρο (dye, pigment) · vi đen (colour/color) · de Schwarzer (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ms lotong (colour/color) · sv svarta (billiards, snooker, pool: black ball) · es greno (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ka შავკანიანი (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · eo nigro (colour/color) · sro nieddu (colour/color) · eo nigrulo (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · fa سِیاهپوسْت (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · et must (colour/color) · ar أسود (colour/color) · sh crnac (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ro negru (colour/color) · vi người da đen (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · fa سِیاه (colour/color) · pl murzynka (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · el μαύρο (pen, pencil, etc. with black pigment) · yue 黑人 (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · mn ᠬᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ (colour/color) · kk қара (colour/color) · ko 검정 (colour/color) · cs čerň (colour/color) · izh negra (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · sl črnec (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · te నలుపు (colour/color) · cs černoška (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · fr Noire (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · lkt hásapa (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ga dubh (colour/color) · tr kara (colour/color) · hi काला (colour/color) · lmo negro (colour/color) · uk чорношкі́рий (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · pt preto (pen, pencil, etc. with black pigment) · nv Naahiłii (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ms lutong (colour/color) · ru негр (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · gv doo (colour/color) · apw Ndaa diłhiłé (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · tg сиёҳ (colour/color) · ar زَنْجِيّ (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ms هيتم (colour/color) · hu néger (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · hy նեգր (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ce ӏаьржа (colour/color) · ceb itom (colour/color) · cdo 烏色 /乌色 (colour/color) · vo blägan (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · da sort (pen, pencil, etc. with black pigment) · sq zezak (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ca negra (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · fo svartur (colour/color) · as ক’লা (colour/color) · sq i zi (colour/color) · it nera (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · it nero (colour/color) · de Schwarz (colour/color) · tg сиёҳпӯст (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · yo dúdú (colour/color) · uk чорношкі́ра (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ro negru (dye, pigment) · da sort (colour/color) · lt juodas (colour/color) · fi mustaherukka (blackcurrant syrup in mixed drinks) · mk црна (colour/color) · sk černoch (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ee ameyibɔ (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · izh arappi (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · oc negre (colour/color) · gl mouro (colour/color) · uk му́рин (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · be чарнаску́рая (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · vo hiblägan (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · fi musta (colour/color) · nci tliltic (colour/color) · su hideung (colour/color) · de Schwarze (billiards, snooker, pool: black ball) · tt кара (colour/color) · tr siyah (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · gl negro (colour/color) · ltg malna (colour/color) · el μαύρη (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ru черноко́жий (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · io nigro (colour/color) · el μαύρη (billiards, snooker, pool: black ball) · ny mkuda (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · el μαύρος (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ur زَن٘گی (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ko 흑색 (colour/color) · be чарнаску́ры (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ha bak̑ī (colour/color) · ja 黒色 (colour/color) · sh црнкиња (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ms اسود (colour/color) · mi pango (colour/color) · ar أَسْوَد (colour/color) · zu -mnyama (colour/color) · ru чёрный (colour/color) · id negro (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · pt preta (pen, pencil, etc. with black pigment) · lij néigro (colour/color) · da sort stryger (type of firecracker) · ca negre (colour/color) · tl negro (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · mww dub (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · fr noir (colour/color) · ru черноко́жая (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · is svartur (colour/color) · bg черноко́жа (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · fi mustaihoinen (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · uk негр (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ru чёрный (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · hnn agiwan (colour/color) · th สีดำ (colour/color) · win seep (colour/color) · mk црнец (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · it nero (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · sh црнац (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · el μαύρο (colour/color) · apm łizhínde (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · sc niéddhu (colour/color) · da neger (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ak tuntum (colour/color) · vo jiblägan (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ja 黒人 (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · cs čerň (dye, pigment) · dsb carne (colour/color) · yao dudú (colour/color) · tg зангӣ (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · lv melns (colour/color) · nv Naakaii Łizhinii (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · sl črnka (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ug قارا (colour/color) · gl negro (pen, pencil, etc. with black pigment) · bg не́гърка (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · de Schwarze (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · lt negras (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · es prieto (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · zdj mndru muɗu (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · nl zwarte (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ia nigro (colour/color) · hu fekete (colour/color) · km ខ្មៅ (colour/color) · el μέλας (colour/color) · ms aswad (colour/color) · es negro (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · fi musta (chess and similar games: person playing with the black set of pieces) · nb svart (colour/color) · pt negra (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · nl zwart (colour/color) · zza siyak (billiards, snooker, pool: black ball) · cs černoch (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · tk gara (colour/color) · ja(colour/color) · tl itim (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · sk čierna (colour/color) · ps تور (colour/color) · zh 黑人 (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · sh црна (colour/color) · ee yibɔ (dye, pigment) · kn ಕಪ್ಪು (colour/color) · sc nigheddu (colour/color) · he שחור (colour/color) · hi हबशी (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · es moreno (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · sh crnkinja (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · pt negro (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · fi mustuainen (part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black) · apm indaa diłhilénde (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · gl preto (colour/color) · sk čierna (pen, pencil, etc. with black pigment) · zh 烏色 /乌色 (colour/color) · sq e zezë (colour/color) · ar أَسْوَد (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ru негритя́нка (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ur کالا (colour/color) · hy սեւական (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · arc ܐܘܟܡܐ (colour/color) · esu tunguuq (colour/color) · nb sort (colour/color) · mg ngalingaly (pen, pencil, etc. with black pigment) · lt juoduma (colour/color) · ast negru (colour/color) · my အနက် (colour/color) · af swart (colour/color) · vi màu đen (pen, pencil, etc. with black pigment) · fi musta (dye, pigment) · ro negresă (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · tet metan (colour/color) · sl črn (colour/color) · es chombo (anglophone) (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · egy km-m-D3 (colour/color) · ro neagră (billiards, snooker, pool: black ball) · chn ɬiʔil (colour/color) · la niger (colour/color) · ast ñegru (colour/color) · tpw una (colour/color) · bg черно (colour/color) · hak 烏色 /乌色 (colour/color) · yue 黑色 (colour/color) · tr zenci (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · uz qora (colour/color) · da sort (chess and similar games: person playing with the black set of pieces) · ar سَوْدَاء (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · tr siyah (colour/color) · bg черноко́ж (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · id hitam (colour/color) · ca negre (dye, pigment) · moe kakashteuat (colour/color) · nb svart (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · fi musta (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ro negru (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · hy սև (colour/color) · br du (colour/color) · mk црнкинка (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ko 검은색 (colour/color) · hu fekete (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · zza siyak (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · pl czerń (colour/color) · ml കറുപ്പ് (colour/color) · jra(colour/color) · th คนผิวดำ (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · pt preto (dye, pigment) · jv ireng (colour/color) · ar زِنْجِيّ (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · af swart (dye, pigment) · da sort (part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black) · lmo négher (colour/color) · pt preto (colour/color) · fa زَنْگی (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · kix ānyōh (colour/color) · fi musta vaate (black cloth hung up at funerals) · pam matuling (colour/color) · sv svart (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · uk негритя́нка (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ms لوتوڠ (colour/color) · fi musta väriaine (dye, pigment) · ca negre (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · tl itim (colour/color) · ltg malns (colour/color) · lv melna (colour/color) · apw Nnaa diłhiłé (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · da mørkhudet (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ko 흑인 (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · gl negro (dye, pigment) · mg mainty (colour/color) · apw Indaa diłhiłé (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · da sorte (billiards, snooker, pool: black ball) · tpw tapy'yîuna (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · de Schwärze (dye, pigment) · mnc ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ (colour/color) · hy սևամորթ (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · apm tʼeeshínde (Mescalero) (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · mk црнка (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · mt iswed (colour/color) · fi musta pallo (billiards, snooker, pool: black ball) · ms hitam (colour/color) · pt fumo (black cloth hung up at funerals) · de Schwarz (dye, pigment) · eu beltz (colour/color) · pt negro (colour/color) · pl murzyn (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · pag deket (colour/color) · zh 黑色 (colour/color) · si කළු (colour/color) · nv łizhiní (colour/color) · akk 𒈪 (colour/color) · apm indaadiłhiłú (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ee yibɔ (colour/color) · fr Noir (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · ur سِیاہ (colour/color) · my အမည်း (colour/color) · kix nyòh (colour/color) · sux 𒈪 (colour/color) · hil itum (colour/color) · ms lutung (colour/color) · cy du (colour/color) · es charol (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · la aetheops (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · uk му́ринка (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · es negro (colour/color) · ta கருப்பு (colour/color) · bg не́гър (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · hnn mabiro (colour/color) · gur sabga (colour/color) · sco bleck (colour/color) · fi musta (billiards, snooker, pool: black ball) · lo ດຳ (colour/color) · sv svärta (dye, pigment) · jv cemeng (colour/color) · la āter (colour/color) · lt negrė (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · da sværte (dye, pigment) · vi màu đen (dye, pigment) · be негр (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · uk чо́рний (colour/color) · be негрыця́нка (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · zh 烏人 /乌人 (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · zza siya (diq) (colour/color) · sk čerň (dye, pigment) · fi musta (pen, pencil, etc. with black pigment) · ru чёрная (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · mn хар (colour/color) · vo bläg (colour/color) · mrc nilyig (colour/color) · mww dub (colour/color) · hu fekete (billiards, snooker, pool: black ball) · ga duine gorm (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · sv svart (colour/color) · es negra (dark-skinned person — see also Negro) · kmr reş (colour/color)

black en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /blɛk/ (New-Zealand)
  • /blak/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
  • blăk
  • /blæk/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • audio SSB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black From Middle English blak, black, blake, from Old English blæc (“black, dark", also "ink”), from Proto-West Germanic *blak, from Proto-Germanic *blakaz (“burnt”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleg- (“to burn, shine”). See also Dutch blaken (“to burn”), Low German blak, black (“blackness, black paint, (black) ink”), Old High German blah (“black”); also compare Latin flagrāre (“to burn”), Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”), Sanskrit भर्ग (bharga, “radiance”). Adjective sense 20 is a semantic loan from Cantonese 黑面 (hak1 min6, “to pull a long face, to scowl”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make black; to blacken.
    • I saw red, and instead of a cab I fetched that policeman. Of course father did black his eye. 1922, John Galsworthy, A Family Man: In Three Acts:
    • "I don't want to fight; but you are a mean, dirty blackguard, or you wouldn't have treated a girl like that," replied Tommy, standing as stiff as a stake before the bully. "Say that again, and I'll black your eye for you." 1859, Oliver Optic, Poor and Proud; or, The Fortunes of Katy Redburn, a Story for Young Folks:
    • Ted, you can black your face, and dye your hair, and squint, and some fine day, sooner or later, somebody'll come along and blab the whole thing. 1911, Edna Ferber, Buttered Side Down:
  2. (transitive) To apply blacking to (something).
    • But in a moment he went to Greenidge's bedside, and said, shyly, in a low voice, "Shall I black your boots for you?" 1861, George William Curtis, Trumps: A Novel:
    • […] he must catch, curry, and saddle his own horse; he must black his own brogans (for he will not be able to buy boots). 1853, Harriet Beecher Stowe, The Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin:
    • Loving you, I could conceive no life sweeter than hers — to be always near you; to black your boots, carry up your coals, scrub your doorstep; always to be working for you, hard and humbly and without thanks. 1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:
  3. (UK, transitive) To boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
    • The plants were blacked by the Transport and General Workers' Union and a consumer boycott was organised; both activities contributed to what the union saw as a victory. 2003, Alun Howkins, The Death of Rural England, page 175:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
blacking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
blacks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
blk alternative lexicographic
blacke alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Black alternative lexicographic
blak alternative lexicographic
blacked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
blacked Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

shoeblack · blackout · bootblack · blacker · black out

Relateds

rouge et noir · café noir · melena · chernozem · skean-dhu · calamander · melancholy · nigrosine · nigrescence

Synonyms

blacken · cancel · blacklist · blackball · darken · blacklist · blackball · black · boycott · swarten