Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,739,175,788 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

pitch-black

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
pitch-black (pchblk)
adj.
Extremely dark; black as pitch.

pitch-black
adj
1. extremely dark; unlit the room was pitch-black
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of a deep black colour
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.pitch-black - extremely dark; "a black moonless night"; "through the pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the cellar"
dark - devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat"

pitch-black pitch-dark
adjective dark, black, jet, raven, ebony, sable, unlit, jet-black, inky, Stygian, pitchy, unilluminated a pitch-black winter morning
Translations
pitch-black [ˈpɪtʃˈblæk] ADJ [night] → oscuro como boca de lobo; [water, sea] → muy oscuro
pitch-black [ˌpɪtʃˈblæk‘] (also pitch-dark) adjnero/a come la pece
the room was pitch-black → nella stanza c'era un buio pesto
pitch-black [ˌpɪtʃˈblæk‘] (also pitch-dark) adjnero/a come la pece
the room was pitch-black → nella stanza c'era un buio pesto


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
In front of us, at a distance of two hundred yards or so as well as I could calculate, rose a black mass, which gradually resolved itself, as my eyes became accustomed to the twilight, into a long, low, and ancient house, with a hedge of evergreens and a pitch-black paling in front of it.
The little girl sitting at the table was obstinately and violently battering on it with a cork, and staring aimlessly at her mother with her pitch-black eyes.
As it would have been cruel to demand assistance from such a shadowy wreck I went to work myself, dragging my chest along a pitch-black passage under the poop deck, while he sighed and moaned around me as if my exertions were more than his weakness could stand.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.