pitch-dark
adjectiveDefinition
C2 extremely dark: a moonless, pitch-black nightDarkness and becoming darkBlack, white and grey pitch-darkness noun [U] (also pitch-blackness) › Suddenly the lights went out, and the house was left in pitch-darkness.Darkness and becoming darkBlack, white and grey
(Definition of pitch-dark adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- blackness noun
- blackout noun (HIDING)
- dark adjective (WITHOUT LIGHT)
- darken verb
- deepen verb (DARK)
- dingy adjective
- dull adjective (NOT BRIGHT)
- half-light noun
- inky adjective
- leaden adjective (GREY)
- matt adjective
- moonless adjective
- shade noun (SLIGHT DARKNESS)
- shadow noun (DARKNESS)
- shadow verb (DARKNESS)
- shadowy adjective
- shady adjective (SLIGHT DARKNESS)
- silhouette noun
- Stygian adjective
- the gloaming noun
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