blæk blæk blæk ˈblækən ˈblæknəs kəˈlæmɪtəs ˈkɒn.tɹəˌbænd ˈkɑn.tɹəˌbænd dɪm

dɪˈzɑːstɹəs ˈfeɪtəl ˈfeɪtfəl ɪɡnəˈmɪnɪəs ɪnˈɡlɔɹi.əs mɔː(ɹ)dənt əˈpɹəʊbɹiəs ˈʃeɪmfəl ˈsɪnɪstə ˈsɪnɪstɚ ˈsmʌti marked by anger or resentment or hostility black looks black words of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin a great people — a black people — … injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization extremely dark a black moonless night through the pitch-black woods it was pitch-dark in the cellar make or become black The smoke blackened the ceiling The ceiling blackened being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light black leather jackets as black as coal rich black soil (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood a face black with fury soiled with dirt or soot with feet black from playing outdoors his shirt was black within an hour (of coffee) without cream or sugar (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin the stock market crashed on Black Friday a calamitous defeat the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it a fateful error stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable black deeds a black lie his black heart has concocted yet another black deed Darth Vader of the dark side a dark purpose dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame Man … has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands an ignominious retreat inglorious defeat an opprobrious monument to human greed a shameful display of cowardice offering little or no hope the future looked black prospects were bleak Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult took a dim view of things distributed or sold illicitly the black economy pays no taxes (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading black propaganda harshly ironic or sinister black humor a grim joke grim laughter fun ranging from slapstick clowning … to savage mordant wit black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning) the widow wore black (board games) the darker pieces the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) total absence of light they fumbled around in total darkness in the black of night