helsvart
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From hel + svart
Adjective
helsvart (indefinite singular helsvart, definite singular and plural helsvarte)
- all black (no other colour)
- (figurative) gloomy, hopeless
Alternative forms
- heilsvart (Nynorsk also)
References
- “helsvart” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “helsvart” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).