jet black

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jet blak]
- /dʒɛt blæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jet blak]
- /dʒɛt blæk/

Definitions of jet black words

adjective jet black deep-black: jet-black hair. 1
adjective jet black deep black 1
adjective jet black Something that is jet black is a very intense black. 0
noun jet black a deep black colour 0
noun jet black (as adjective) 0
adjective jet black glossy black, like jet 0

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Origin of jet black

First appearance:

before 1475

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1475-85

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Parts of speech for Jet black

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jet black

jet black popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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