jet black

jet black
noun
a very dark black
Syn: ↑coal black, ↑ebony, ↑pitch black, ↑sable, ↑soot black
Derivationally related forms: ↑ebonize (for: ↑ebony)
Hypernyms: ↑black, ↑blackness, ↑inkiness

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noun
: a very dark black

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noun [noncount]
: a very dark black color
jet-black /ˈʤɛtˈblæk/ adj

He had jet-black hair.

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ˌjet ˈblack [jet black] adjective
deep shiny black in colour

jet-black eyes/hair


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Jet-black — a. Black as jet; deep black. See first {jet}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jet-black — adj very dark black ▪ jet black hair >jet black n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Jet Black — live in Duisburg (2003) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • jet-black — adjective very shiny and black in color: jet black hair …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • jet-black — To emphasise just how black something is, such as someone s hair, we can call it jet black …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • jet-black — jet′ black′ adj. deep black: jet black hair[/ex] • Etymology: 1475–85 …   From formal English to slang

  • jet-black — /jet blak /, adj. deep black: jet black hair. [1475 85] * * * …   Universalium

  • jet-black — [jetblak′] adj. glossy black, like jet …   English World dictionary

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