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black

/blæk/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

    black leather jackets

  2. noun

    the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

  3. adjective

    of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub Saharan African origin;, Martin Luther King Jr.

    a great people, a black people, ...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization

  4. adjective

    marked by anger or resentment or hostility

    black looks

  5. adjective

    offering little or no hope; ; ;, J.M.Synge

    the future looked black

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