black

/blæk/ adjective

Definition

COLOUR › being the colour of coal or of the sky on a very dark night: a black jacket

PERSON › Someone who is black has the dark skin typical of people from Africa: black athletes/Americans

OF BLACK PEOPLE › relating to black people: the black community

DRINK › Black tea or coffee has no milk or cream added to it.

HUMOUR › funny about unpleasant or frightening subjects: black comedy

ANGRY › angry: He gave her a black look.

SITUATION › If your situation or future is black, it is very bad.

blackness noun [U]

(Definition of black adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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