Black

Word BLACK
Character 5
Hyphenation black
Pronunciations /blak/

Definitions and meanings of "Black"

What do we mean by black?

Being of the color black, producing or reflecting comparatively little light and having no predominant hue. adjective

Having little or no light. adjective

Of or belonging to a racial group having brown to black skin, especially one of African origin. adjective

Of or belonging to an American ethnic group descended from African peoples having dark skin; African-American. adjective

Very dark in color. adjective

Being a trail, as for skiing, marked with a sign having a black diamond, indicating a high level of difficulty. adjective

Soiled, as from soot; dirty. adjective

Evil; wicked. adjective

Cheerless and depressing; gloomy. adjective

Being or characterized by morbid or grimly satiric humor. adjective

Marked by anger or sullenness. adjective

Attended with disaster; calamitous. adjective

Deserving of, indicating, or incurring censure or dishonor. adjective

Wearing clothing of the darkest visual hue. adjective

Served without milk or cream. adjective

Appearing to emanate from a source other than the actual point of origin. Used chiefly of intelligence operations. adjective

Disclosed, for reasons of security, only to an extremely limited number of authorized persons; very highly classified. adjective

Boycotted as part of a labor union action. adjective

The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.

A black dye or pigment.

A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.

(in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.

(sometimes capitalised) A person of African, Aborigine, or Maori descent; a dark-skinned person.

Blackness, the condition of having dark skin.

The black ball.

The edge of home plate.

A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.

Blackcurrant syrup (in mixed drinks, e.g. snakebite and black, cider and black).

(in chess and similar games) The person playing with the black set of pieces.

Something, or a part of a thing, which is black.

A stain; a spot.

A dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat.

Marijuana.

A black guy stealing your shoes Urban Dictionary

Aaa a aaa a don belive itt JEROME U ARE A DIRTY LIAR Urban Dictionary

A nigga Urban Dictionary

Slang for asphalt, a substance used to surface roads, paths, etc. Urban Dictionary

The color this text appears in Urban Dictionary

Contrary to popular belief black is not a color which makes the whole racial meaning to it kinda ironic. Also se white. Urban Dictionary

Black tar heroin. Typically found in the western part of US. Urban Dictionary

Considered a color. However, it really represents the absorption of all other colors in the spectrum, in a similar (but inverse) way white reflects all other colors. The opposite of white. Also, a supposedly slimming color on obese femals (it doesn't work ladies). Urban Dictionary

When something doesn't work Urban Dictionary

1. Darkest shaded of color 2. Racial/ethnic term: A black is a person with a majority of ancestors that stayed in sub-Saharan African during homo S. Sapian's original exodus from the continent. Blacks are the most genetically diverse race on Earth including some of the world's tallest (watusi) and shortest (pygmies) ethnic groups. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Black

The word "black" in example sentences

And, a decade later, the "Black Male Initiative" of the City University of New York--the target of another complaint we brought that the Feds have refused to decide much less declare illegal--also vouched for "the data" about the importance of black male role models for black boys. ❋ Michael Meyers (2011)

Black women also get oddly, back-handedly criticized for being too functional -- for being the majority of black college graduates and growing old alone. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Black registration is HUGE, but historically black turnout has not matched the registration ratio. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Black Catholics vote just like black non-Catholics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Black guy's run is historic because he's black and since he's black, it's historic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Black Magic" is more of a hodgepodge, with almost anything that involves civil rights, black basketball players or the historically black colleges and universities making the cut. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But before that first dance step is taken, ESPN will devote four hours — Sunday and Monday nights at 9 p.m., without commercials — to a film titled "Black Magic" that celebrates the evolution of the game in black America, particularly at the historically black colleges and universities. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Church shootings and candle lights vie beneath 'Bible black' skies yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Church shootings and candle lights vie beneath \'Bible black\' skies '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: The sky was Bible black and ringing with thunder last night above Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in West Knoxville. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And all the while we're treated to this Democratic side-show where it's a whole lot about being black and a whole lot about being a woman and how wonderful and fabulous it would be to have a black president *just because he's black* and some woman saying she won't vote for Hillary because she's a woman but "because *I* am." ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

Do more than 2.5% of Black Americans vote for What's-his-name because he claims to be black? ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

Black strippers...black college basketball players ... all "hoes," according to our hate-speech pundits. ❋ Anxious Black Woman (2007)

VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Black Republicans Sharply Divided Over GOP\'s Shunning Of Black Voter Forum'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Reaction among black conservatives is divided over news this week that Republican presidential frontrunners had pulled out of a long-scheduled debate at a historically black college.' ❋ Unknown (2007)

My love affair with the little green cabbage-like creatures started at Firefly Bistro in South Pasadena where they come almost BLACK- sautéed to a golden....well, black. ❋ Tokyoastrogirl (2006)

I don't think Black CEO's or college professors use the word, but among young black men let'say from 15-30 calling each other "nigga" is like saying hello. ❋ Ann Althouse (2006)

yo [watch out] that [black guy] fucked [your sister] ❋ Wetlikewater (2017)

[JEROME] Y U BLACK ARE U ANCESTORS [NIGERIAN] [AH] ❋ Sugar Daddyyyy (2019)

fuck [dem] [black ass] [niggas] ❋ Memealert007 (2022)

We [took out] some black and [fixed] all the potholes in town. We'll need 10 [square] metres of black to fix that hole. ❋ Bloopy (2006)

this [text] appears [in black] ❋ Gunkglumb (2005)

[Black] is [not a] [color]. ❋ Fsdf (2006)

[Hey man] [smoke me out] some of that black. ❋ NegroJorge (2007)

I see [a red] [door] and I want to [paint it black]. ❋ Bad Boy (2005)

"I can't make a [folder], MySpace is [being black]. And by black I mean [not working]" ❋ GodsBalls (2008)

Today Black people live on every continent however they are most commonly found in [sub-Saharan Africa], the Caribean, and the Americas. The term black is sometimes applied to the aboriginals of Australia however they are desecended from homo S. [Sapian's] original out of Africa migration, and thus are only black in a skin color descriptive sense, and not in a racial, genetic, or ethnic sense. Because of America's [one drop rule], the term black is also sometimes applied to people with only half-black ancestry such as Halle Barry, and Bob Marley, however these people have a roughly equal mix of black and non-black ancestry, and thus are only black in a socio-political sense, and are more accurately described as multi-racial. ❋ Javra Moore (2007)

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