black
Adjective
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also: dark - (used of color) having a dark huetells us about: value - relative darkness or lightness of a color
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similar to:
- african-american, afro-american - pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry
- colored, coloured, negro - having skin rich in melanin pigments
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similar to: angry - feeling or showing anger
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similar to: hopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
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similar to: evil - morally bad or wrong
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similar to: unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
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similar to: colored, colorful, coloured - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combinationsame as: blackened
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similar to: dark - devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or blacksame as: pitch-black, pitch-dark
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similar to: sarcastic - expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
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similar to: covert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
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similar to: illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
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similar to: dishonorable, dishonourable - lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor
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similar to: undiluted - not diluted
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same as: smutty
Noun
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is a type of: achromatic color, achromatic colour - a color lacking hue; white or grey or black
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is an instance of: chemist - a scientist who specializes in chemistrysame as: joseph black
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is an instance of: actress - a female actorsame as: shirley temple, shirley temple black
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subtypes:
- soul brother - a fellow Black man
- picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
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referred to in:
- checkers, draughts - a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
- chess, chess game - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
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is a type of: article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
Verb
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