black
Definition
- n. the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
- n. British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
- n. popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
- n. a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
Word forms
- Past tense
- blacked
- Past participle
- blacked
- Present participle
- blacking
- Third person singular
- blacks
- Comparative
- blacker
- Superlative
- blackest
Example sentences
n.
The artist bought some black to use in her painting.
a.
He wore a black suit to the formal event.