1.the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
2.total absence of light;
they fumbled around in total darkness
3.(board games) the darker pieces
4.black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning);
the widow wore black
5.being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light;
black leather jackets
6.of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin;
a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization- Martin Luther King Jr.
7.marked by anger or resentment or hostility;
black looks
8.stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable;
black deeds
9.offering little or no hope;
the future looked black
10.(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin;
the stock market crashed on Black Friday
11.(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood;
a face black with fury
12.extremely dark;
a black moonless night
13.harshly ironic or sinister;
black humor
14. (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading;
black propaganda
15. distributed or sold illicitly;
the black economy pays no taxes
16. (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- Rachel Carson
17. (of coffee) without cream or sugar
18. dressed in black;
a black knight
19. soiled with dirt or soot;
with feet black from playing outdoors
1.make or become black;
The smoke blackened the ceiling