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- [blak-uh nd]
- /ˈblæk ənd/
- /ˈblæk.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blak-uh nd]
- /ˈblæk ənd/
Definitions of blackened word
- adjective blackened having been cooked until a very dark or black colour 3
- adjective blackened having a charred crust formed by coating with ground hot pepper and spices and frying quickly in a very hot skillet 3
- adjective blackened (especially of fish) coated with spices and sautéed quickly over high heat so that the outside chars. 1
- verb with object blackened to make black; darken. 1
- verb with object blackened to speak evil of; defame: to blacken a person's reputation. 1
- verb without object blackened to grow or become black. 1
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Origin of blackened
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at black, -en1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Blackened
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blackened popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blackened usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blackened
adj blackened
- cruddy — dirty or unpleasant
- fecal — of, relating to, or being feces.
- feculent — full of dregs or fecal matter; foul, turbid, or muddy.
- filthy — foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
- fuliginous — sooty; smoky: the fuliginous air hanging over an industrial city.
verb blackened
- badmouthed — Simple past tense and past participle of badmouth.
- calumniated — Simple past tense and past participle of calumniate.
- chalked — Simple past tense and past participle of chalk.
- denigrated — Simple past tense and past participle of denigrate.
- dissed — to show disrespect for; affront.
adjective blackened
- faecal — feces.
Antonyms for blackened
verb blackened
- chalked — Simple past tense and past participle of chalk.
- decolored — to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
- decolorized — Simple past tense and past participle of decolorize.
- glozed — Simple past tense and past participle of gloze.
- grizzled — gray; grayish; devoid of hue.
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