jet-black

jet-black

See also: jet black

English

Etymology

From jet +‎ black.

Noun

jet-black (uncountable)

1. Coal-black; the blackest black.

Alternative forms

• jet black

Translations

the blackest black

Arabic: اللون الأسود الفاحم‎ Azerbaijani: qapqara Chinese: Mandarin: 黑沉沉 (zh) (hēichēnchēn), 漆黑 (zh) (qīhēi), 墨黑 (zh) (mòhēi), 乌黑色 (zh) (wūhēisè) Czech: tmavě černý Danish: kulsort Dutch: gitzwart (nl), gitzwarte kleur Finnish: pikimusta (fi), sysimusta (fi) French: noir foncé, noir intense, noir profond, noir soutenu, noir de jais (fr) Georgian: ფისივით შავი (pisivit šavi), შავი როგორც ფისი (šavi rogorc pisi) German: Rabenschwarz, Tiefschwarz Greek: κατάμαυρο χρώμα (katámavro chróma), μαύρο (el) (mávro) Indonesian: hitam legam (id) Italian: nero corvino, corvino (it) Japanese: 漆黒 (ja) (shikkoku) Korean: 아주 까만 (aju kkaman) Navajo: diłhił Norwegian: Bokmål: kullsvart Polish: kruczoczarny (pl) Portuguese: preto intenso Romanian: negru închis Spanish: negro azabache, azabache (es) Swedish: kolsvart (sv), nattsvart (sv) Turkish: kuzguni siyah, kapkara (tr) Vietnamese: đen kịt (vi), đen thui

Adjective

jet-black (comparative more jet-black, superlative most jet-black)

1. Pitch-black; of the blackest black.
   • 1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Day-Dream. The Sleeping Palace.”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], OCLC 1008064829, page 152:

     Year after year unto her feet, / She lying on her couch alone, / Across the purpled coverlet, / The maiden's jet-black hair has grown, […]

Translations

of the blackest black — see pitch-black