"pitch-black" meaning in English

See pitch-black in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more pitch-black [comparative], most pitch-black [superlative]
Etymology: From pitch (“tar”) + black. Compare West Frisian pikswart (literally “pitch-black”), Dutch pikzwart (literally “pitch-black”), German pechschwarz (literally “pitch-black”), Swedish becksvart (literally “pitch-black”), Icelandic biksvartur (literally “pitch-black”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|pitch|black|t1=tar}} pitch (“tar”) + black, {{cog|fy|pikswart|lit=pitch-black}} West Frisian pikswart (literally “pitch-black”), {{cog|nl|pikzwart|lit=pitch-black}} Dutch pikzwart (literally “pitch-black”), {{cog|de|pechschwarz|lit=pitch-black}} German pechschwarz (literally “pitch-black”), {{cog|sv|becksvart|lit=pitch-black}} Swedish becksvart (literally “pitch-black”), {{cog|is|biksvartur|lit=pitch-black}} Icelandic biksvartur (literally “pitch-black”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} pitch-black (comparative more pitch-black, superlative most pitch-black)
  1. Very dark; without light. Categories (topical): Blacks Synonyms: black as coal, black as tar, black as night, pitchblack, pitch black Translations (of the blackest black): qapqara (Azerbaijani), черен като катран (čeren kato katran) (Bulgarian), negre d'atzabeja (Catalan), 黑沉沉 (hēichēnchēn) (Chinese Mandarin), 漆黑 (qīhēi) (Chinese Mandarin), 墨黑 (mòhēi) (Chinese Mandarin), 烏黑 (Chinese Mandarin), 乌黑 (wūhēi) (Chinese Mandarin), 黑漆漆 (hēiqīqī) (Chinese Mandarin), černočerný (Czech), kulsort (Danish), begsort (Danish), pikzwart (Dutch), peĉnigra (Esperanto), süsimust (Estonian), pikimusta (Finnish), sysimusta (Finnish), noir complet (French), noir total (French), noir comme poix (French), nuit noire (French), negro coma pez (Galician), negro coma a pez (Galician), კუპრისფერი (ḳuṗrisperi) (Georgian), ნახშირისფერი (naxširisperi) (Georgian), კუნაპეტი (ḳunaṗeṭi) (Georgian), უკუნი (uḳuni) (Georgian), pechschwarz (German), stockdunkel (German), stockfinster (German), jettschwarz (German), κατάμαυρος (katámavros) (Greek), koromfekete (Hungarian), szurokfekete (Hungarian), kolamyrkur [neuter] (Icelandic), svartamyrkur [neuter] (Icelandic), pikimusta (Ingrian), ciardhubh (Irish), cupo (Italian), nero come la pece (Italian), buio pesto (Italian), 漆黒の (shikkoku no) (alt: しっこくの) (Japanese), piceus (Latin), pechschwaarz (Luxembourgish), hinapouri (Maori), pouri ngihangiha (Maori), tuauriuri (Maori), niwaniwa (Maori), diłhił (Navajo), kullsvart (Norwegian Bokmål), beksvart (Norwegian Bokmål), bekmørk (Norwegian Bokmål), kolsvart (Norwegian Nynorsk), beksvart (Norwegian Nynorsk), preto como carvão (Portuguese), negru complet (Romanian), negru ca tăciunele (Romanian), смоляно́й (smoljanój) (Russian), у́гольно-чёрный (úgolʹno-čórnyj) (Russian), чёрный как смоль (čórnyj kak smolʹ) (Russian), dubh dorch (Scottish Gaelic), мркли мрак [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mrkli mrak [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), negro como la pez (Spanish), muy oscuro (Spanish), kolsvart (Swedish), becksvart (Swedish), beckmörk (Swedish), kolmörk (Swedish), ramsvart (Swedish), gagatsvart (Swedish), zifiri karanlık (Turkish), tối om (Vietnamese), tối thui (Vietnamese), tối đen (Vietnamese), pygddu (Welsh), purddu (Welsh)

Alternative forms

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          "word": "black as coal"
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        {
          "word": "black as tar"
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        {
          "word": "black as night"
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        {
          "word": "pitchblack"
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        {
          "word": "pitch black"
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        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "qapqara"
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        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "čeren kato katran",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "черен като катран"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "negre d'atzabeja"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "hēichēnchēn",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "黑沉沉"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qīhēi",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "漆黑"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "mòhēi",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "墨黑"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "烏黑"
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          "roman": "wūhēi",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "乌黑"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "hēiqīqī",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "黑漆漆"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "černočerný"
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        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "kulsort"
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        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "begsort"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "pikzwart"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "peĉnigra"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "süsimust"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "pikimusta"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "sysimusta"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "noir complet"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "noir total"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "noir comme poix"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "nuit noire"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "negro coma pez"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "negro coma a pez"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳuṗrisperi",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "კუპრისფერი"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "naxširisperi",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "ნახშირისფერი"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳunaṗeṭi",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "კუნაპეტი"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "uḳuni",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "უკუნი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "pechschwarz"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "stockdunkel"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "stockfinster"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "jettschwarz"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "katámavros",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "κατάμαυρος"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "koromfekete"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
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          "sense": "of the blackest black",
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          "sense": "of the blackest black",
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          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "pikimusta"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "ciardhubh"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "cupo"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "nero come la pece"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "buio pesto"
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shikkoku no",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "漆黒の"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "piceus"
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          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "pechschwaarz"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "hinapouri"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "pouri ngihangiha"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
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          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "of the blackest black",
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          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "diłhił"
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "kullsvart"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "beksvart"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "bekmørk"
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          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "kolsvart"
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          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "beksvart"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "preto como carvão"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "negru complet"
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        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "negru ca tăciunele"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "smoljanój",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "смоляно́й"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "úgolʹno-čórnyj",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "у́гольно-чёрный"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "čórnyj kak smolʹ",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "чёрный как смоль"
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "dubh dorch"
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          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
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          "word": "мркли мрак"
        },
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
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            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mrkli mrak"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "negro como la pez"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "muy oscuro"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "kolsvart"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "becksvart"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "beckmörk"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "kolmörk"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "ramsvart"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "gagatsvart"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "zifiri karanlık"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "tối om"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "tối thui"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "tối đen"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "pygddu"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "of the blackest black",
          "word": "purddu"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pitch-black"
}
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      "name": "af"
    },
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        "2": "pikswart",
        "lit": "pitch-black"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "pikzwart",
        "lit": "pitch-black"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "pechschwarz",
        "lit": "pitch-black"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "2": "becksvart",
        "lit": "pitch-black"
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        "lit": "pitch-black"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From pitch (“tar”) + black. Compare West Frisian pikswart (literally “pitch-black”), Dutch pikzwart (literally “pitch-black”), German pechschwarz (literally “pitch-black”), Swedish becksvart (literally “pitch-black”), Icelandic biksvartur (literally “pitch-black”).",
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      "form": "more pitch-black",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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      "form": "most pitch-black",
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        "superlative"
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      "args": {},
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        "Terms with Azerbaijani translations",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Estonian translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
        "Terms with Georgian translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Icelandic translations",
        "Terms with Ingrian translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Latin translations",
        "Terms with Luxembourgish translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Maori translations",
        "Terms with Navajo translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
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        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
        "Terms with Welsh translations",
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        "Very dark; without light."
      ],
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          "Very",
          "very#English"
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        {
          "word": "black as coal"
        },
        {
          "word": "black as tar"
        },
        {
          "word": "black as night"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "word": "pitchblack"
    },
    {
      "word": "pitch black"
    }
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    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "qapqara"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čeren kato katran",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "черен като катран"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "negre d'atzabeja"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hēichēnchēn",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "黑沉沉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qīhēi",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "漆黑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mòhēi",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "墨黑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "烏黑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wūhēi",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "乌黑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hēiqīqī",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "黑漆漆"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "černočerný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "kulsort"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "begsort"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "pikzwart"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "peĉnigra"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "süsimust"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "pikimusta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "sysimusta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "noir complet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "noir total"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "noir comme poix"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "nuit noire"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "negro coma pez"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "negro coma a pez"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳuṗrisperi",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "კუპრისფერი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "naxširisperi",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "ნახშირისფერი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳunaṗeṭi",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "კუნაპეტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uḳuni",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "უკუნი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "pechschwarz"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "stockdunkel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "stockfinster"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "jettschwarz"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katámavros",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "κατάμαυρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "koromfekete"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "szurokfekete"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kolamyrkur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "svartamyrkur"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "pikimusta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "ciardhubh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "cupo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "nero come la pece"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "buio pesto"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しっこくの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shikkoku no",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "漆黒の"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "piceus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "pechschwaarz"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "hinapouri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "pouri ngihangiha"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "tuauriuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "niwaniwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "diłhił"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "kullsvart"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "beksvart"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "bekmørk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "kolsvart"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "beksvart"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "preto como carvão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "negru complet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "negru ca tăciunele"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smoljanój",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "смоляно́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "úgolʹno-čórnyj",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "у́гольно-чёрный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čórnyj kak smolʹ",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "чёрный как смоль"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "dubh dorch"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мркли мрак"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mrkli mrak"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "negro como la pez"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "muy oscuro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "kolsvart"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "becksvart"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "beckmörk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "kolmörk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "ramsvart"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "gagatsvart"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "zifiri karanlık"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "tối om"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "tối thui"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "tối đen"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "pygddu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "of the blackest black",
      "word": "purddu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pitch-black"
}

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