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blackish

black
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [blak]
    • /blæk/
    • /ˈblækɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blak]
    • /blæk/

Definitions of blackish word

  • colour blackish Something that is blackish is very dark in colour. 3
  • adjective blackish lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it. 1
  • adjective blackish characterized by absence of light; enveloped in darkness: a black night. 1
  • adjective blackish (sometimes initial capital letter) pertaining or belonging to any of the various populations characterized by dark skin pigmentation, specifically the dark-skinned peoples of Africa, Oceania, and Australia. African American. 1
  • adjective blackish soiled or stained with dirt: That shirt was black within an hour. 1
  • adjective blackish gloomy; pessimistic; dismal: a black outlook. 1
See all 37 definitions of blackish

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Origin of blackish

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English blak, Old English blæc; cognate with Old High German blah-; akin to Old Norse blakkr black, blek ink

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Parts of speech for Blackish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Blackish

blackish popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".

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Synonyms for blackish

adj blackish

  • black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
  • dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
  • dusky — somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy.
  • inky — black as ink: inky shadows.
All 4 Synonyms of blackish

Antonyms for blackish

adj blackish

  • frosted — covered with or having frost.
  • lacteal — pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky.
  • lacteous — milky; of the color of milk.
  • lactescent — becoming or being milky.
  • milk-white — of a white or slightly blue-white color, as that of milk.

adjective blackish

  • opaline — of or like opal; opalescent.
  • whitish — somewhat white; tending to white.
All 8 Antonyms of blackish

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