"jet-black" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more jet-black [comparative], most jet-black [superlative]
Etymology: From jet + black. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|jet|black|id1=Q543694|notext=1|type=endocentric}} jet + black Head templates: {{en-adj}} jet-black (comparative more jet-black, superlative most jet-black)
  1. Pitch-black; of the blackest black. Categories (topical): Blacks
    Sense id: en-jet-black-en-adj-VtRwurLD Disambiguation of Blacks: 47 53 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 66 34 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45

Noun

Etymology: From jet + black. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|jet|black|id1=Q543694|notext=1|type=endocentric}} jet + black Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} jet-black (uncountable)
  1. Coal-black; the blackest black. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Blacks Synonyms: jet black Translations (the blackest black): اللون الأسود الفاحم (Arabic), qapqara (Azerbaijani), 黑沉沉 (hēichēnchēn) (Chinese Mandarin), 漆黑 (qīhēi) (Chinese Mandarin), 墨黑 (mòhēi) (Chinese Mandarin), 乌黑色 (wūhēisè) (Chinese Mandarin), tmavě černý (Czech), kulsort (Danish), gitzwart (Dutch), gitzwarte kleur (Dutch), pikimusta (Finnish), sysimusta (Finnish), noir foncé (French), noir intense (French), noir profond (French), noir soutenu (French), noir de jais (French), ფისივით შავი (pisivit šavi) (Georgian), შავი როგორც ფისი (šavi rogorc pisi) (Georgian), Rabenschwarz (German), Tiefschwarz (German), κατάμαυρο χρώμα (katámavro chróma) (Greek), μαύρο (mávro) (Greek), hitam legam (Indonesian), nero corvino (Italian), corvino (Italian), 漆黒 (shikkoku) (Japanese), 아주 까만 (aju kkaman) (Korean), iswed dlam (Maltese), diłhił (Navajo), kullsvart (Norwegian Bokmål), kruczoczarny (Polish), preto intenso (Portuguese), negru închis (Romanian), negro azabache (Spanish), azabache (Spanish), kolsvart (Swedish), nattsvart (Swedish), kuzguni siyah (Turkish), kapkara (Turkish), đen kịt (Vietnamese), đen thui (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-jet-black-en-noun-vts0w1Hn Disambiguation of Blacks: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45

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  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English compound adjectives",
    "English compound terms",
    "English endocentric compounds",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "en:Blacks"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "jet",
        "3": "black",
        "id1": "Q543694",
        "notext": "1",
        "type": "endocentric"
      },
      "expansion": "jet + black",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From jet + black.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more jet-black",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most jet-black",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "jet-black (comparative more jet-black, superlative most jet-black)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Pitch-black; of the blackest black."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Pitch-black",
          "pitch-black"
        ],
        [
          "blackest",
          "black#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "black",
          "black#Noun"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "jet-black"
}

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