Adjective Definition
black
1.Definition: (of coffee) without cream or sugar
2.Definition: (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
"The stock market crashed on Black Friday"
Related Adjective(s):calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fateful
3.Definition: (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
"Black propaganda"
4.Definition: (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
"A face black with fury"
Related Adjective(s):blackened
5.Definition: (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
"Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"
Related Adjective(s):disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful
6.Definition: being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
"Black leather jackets", "As black as coal", "Rich black soil"
7.Definition: distributed or sold illicitly
"The black economy pays no taxes"
Related Adjective(s):bootleg, contraband, smuggled
8.Definition: extremely dark
"A black moonless night", "Through the pitch-black woods"
10.Definition: marked by anger or resentment or hostility
"Black looks", "Black words"
11.Definition: of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
"A great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization"
13.Definition: soiled with dirt or soot
"With feet black from playing outdoors", "His shirt was black within an hour"
Related Adjective(s):smutty
14.Definition: stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
"Black deeds", "A black lie", "His black heart has concocted yet another black deed"