black

1. a. Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes. Source: opted

2. a. In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds. Source: opted

3. a. Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness; destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible. Source: opted

4. a. Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks. Source: opted

5. adv. Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness. Source: opted

6. n. That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black. Source: opted

7. n. A black pigment or dye. Source: opted

8. n. A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races. Source: opted

9. n. A black garment or dress; as, she wears black Source: opted

10. n. Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery. Source: opted

11. n. The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black. Source: opted

12. n. A stain; a spot; a smooch. Source: opted

13. a. To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully. Source: opted

14. a. To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush. Source: opted

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