pitch-black

Signification (Anglais)

Very dark; without light.

Concepts

noir

nuit noire

résineux

noir comme poix

Synonymes

jet-black

pitch-dark

very black

black

coal-black

dark

very dark

deep black

morose

resin

resinous

resiny

soot black

sullen

tenebrific

extremely black

darkened

darkness

deep

dull

ebony

inky

lightless

Traductions

nero come la pece

cupo

stockdunkel

pechschwarz

stockfinster

حلولك

حلك

ادلهم

مدلهم

فاحم

negre

resinós

harzig

pechartig

حالك

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à frison occidental: pikswart

Appartenant à néerlandais: pikzwart

Appartenant à allemand: pechschwarz

Appartenant à suédois: becksvart

Appartenant à islandais: biksvartur

In summary

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”).