black book

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [blak boo k]
- /blæk bʊk/
- /blæk bʊk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak boo k]
- /blæk bʊk/

Definitions of black book words

noun black book a book containing the names of people to be punished, blacklisted, etc 3
noun black book a book containing names of those blacklisted 3
noun black book a book of names of people liable to censure or punishment. 1
idioms black book in someone's black books, in disfavor with someone. 1
noun black book Any of several books or documents of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes; so called either from the colour of the binding, or from the character of the contents. 0

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Origin of black book

First appearance:

before 1470

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1470-80

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Parts of speech for Black book

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Black book

black book popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

black book usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for black book

noun black book

black list — a list of persons under suspicion, disfavor, censure, etc.: His record as an anarchist put him on the government's blacklist.

Just one Synonym for black book