Meanings
black1
comparative blacker · comparative more black · superlative blackest · superlative most black · alternative obsolete blacke · alternative Black · alternative blk · alternative blak
- Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
The items around him were black in colour.
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The scandal of a lie is in a manner lost and annihilated when diffused among several thousands; as a drop of the blackest tincture wears away and vanishes when mixed and confused in a considerable body of water; the blot is still in it, but is not able to discover itself.
1712 October 21 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison], “FRIDAY, October 11, 1712”, in The Spectator, number 507; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume V, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC, page 492Speaking of round sunglasses, these lightweight polarized ones and come in two shades of tortoiseshell as well as black and bronze.
2023 June 26, Lauren Caruso and Jillian Tracy, “The 22 best sunglasses for summer, according to style experts”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2025 - Without light.
Synonyms: dark, gloomy, adumbral, blear, caliginous, cimmerian, crepuscular, dark · Antonyms: bright, illuminated, lit
- capitalizedsometimesBelonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)
Somebody tell me, what can I do / Something is holding me back / Is it because I'm black?
1969, “Is It Because I'm Black”, performed by Syl Johnson3 more examples
I believed that a huge injustice had been perpetrated for hundreds of years on every black man, woman, and child in the United States.
1971, Lyndon Johnson, The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 39I am a young, light-skinned black woman, and truer words were never written of the problem we light-skinned blacks have had to live with. The article explains in-depth what it's like.
1975 May, Terry Hodges, Ebony, page 10The country’s first black president, and its first president to reach adulthood after the Vietnam War and Watergate, Mr. Obama seemed like a digital-age leader who could at last dislodge the stalemate between those who clung to the government of the Great Society, on the one hand, and those who disdained the very idea of government, on the other.
2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020 - historicalDesignated for use by those ethnic groups (as described above).
black drinking fountain; black hospital
- Bad; evil; ill-omened.
black magic
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[…] what a black day would that be, when the Ordinances of Jesus Christ should as it were be excommunicated, and cast out of the Church of Christ.
1655, Benjamin Needler, Expository notes, with practical observations; towards the opening of the five first chapters of the first book of Moses called Genesis., London: N. Webb and W. Grantham, page 168Nor were there wanting some, who, after the departure of Jenny, insinuated that she was spirited away with a design too black to be mentioned, and who gave frequent hints that a legal inquiry ought to be made into the whole matter, and that some people should be forced to produce the girl.
1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingShe had seen so much of the blacker side of human nature that blackness no longer startled her as it should do.
1861, Anthony Trollope, Framley Parsonage - Expressing menace or discontent; threatening; sullen.
He shot her a black look.
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The lassie had grace given her to refuse, but with a woeful heart, and Heriotside rode off in black discontent, leaving poor Ailie to sigh her love. He came back the next day and the next, but aye he got the same answer.
1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the TideWe see the impression that the perils of these unknown seas made on Minoan art in a clay seal impression that comes from Knossos. A sea monster, with head and jaws like a dog's, is rising from the waves and attacking a boatman who stands defending himself in his skiff. […] This is the black side of the sense of "the magic and the mystery of the sea" that finds a lighter expression in the octopus and sea-shell designs of the vases, and the flying fish on porcelain and frescoes.
1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 14 - Illegitimate, illegal, or disgraced.
Foodstuffs were rationed and, as in other countries in a similar situation, the black market was flourishing.
1952, The Contemporary Review, volume 182, page 338 - Foul; dirty, soiled.
Then trip him, that his heeles may kicke at Heauen, / And that his Soule may be as damn'd aud blacke / As Hell, whereto it goes.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii], page 270, column 2 - IrelandinformalOvercrowded.
- board gamesboard gamesOf or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess, the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour).
The black pieces in this chess set are made of dark blue glass.
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Consequently, in the initial position the white pieces and pawns are placed on the first and second ranks; the black pieces and pawns on the eighth and seventh ranks.
2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 21 - GermangovernmentRelated to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
After the election, the parties united in a black-yellow alliance.
- Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.
black operations/black ops; black room; black site
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5 percent of the Defense Department funding will go to black projects.
- Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.
Pope Joan, who once occupied the throne of the Vatican, was reputed to be the blackest sorcerer of them all.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 1051 more example
But a hel-rúne was one who knew secret black knowledge – and the association of hell with the dead shows that the gloss in O.H.G. 'necromancia' is very close.
2014, J.R.R. Tolkien, Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 168 - IrelandderogatoryProtestant, often with the implication of being militantly pro-British or anti-Catholic. (Compare blackmouth ("Presbyterian").)
the Black North
Ulster
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the Royal Black Institution
There is a district, comprehending Donegal, the interior of the county of Derry, and the western side of Tyrone, which is emphatically called by the people "the Black North," an expression not meant, as I conceive, to mark its greater exposure to the westerly winds, but rather its dreary aspect.
1812, Edward Wakefield, An Account of Ireland, Statistical and Political, volume 2, page 737Even in the "black North"—in " Protestant Ulster"—Catholicity is progressing at a rate that must strike terror into its enemies, and impart pride and hope to the professors of the faith of our sainted forefathers.
1841 March 20, "Intelligence; Catholicity in Ulster" Catholic Herald (Bengal), Vol. 2 No. 1, p. 27To the southern Nationalist the north was chiefly known as the home of the most rabid religious and political intolerance perhaps in the whole Christian world; it was designated by the comprehensive title of the 'Black North.'
1886, Thomas Power O'Connor, The Parnell Movement: With a Sketch of Irish Parties from 1843, page 520Now April's brother, once also holding a commission in that regiment, was an Ulster Volunteer, her father a staunch, black Protestant, her family tremulously "loyal" to the country whose Parliament was turning them out of its councils.
1914 May 27, "Review of The North Afire by W. Douglas Newton", The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality, volume 86, page t - Having one or more features (hair, fur, armour, clothes, bark, etc.) that is dark (or black).
the black knight; black bile
- especiallybiologyDark in comparison to another species with the same base name.
black birch; black locust; black rhino
- SingaporeSinglishSullen and solemn; bad-tempered and unhappy.
They gave up trying to talk to me. Ever since I gave them that big scolding. But every time they see me, all face black black.
2009, Jean Tay, Boom, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Act I, scene x, page 46
plural blacks · alternative obsolete blacke · alternative Black · alternative blk · alternative blak
- countableuncountableThe colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
Black is the badge of hell, / The hue of dungeons, and the suit of night.
c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]1 more example
CMYK stands for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. This four component color system is standard for most types of color printing, since black is an ink color in printing but is simply the absence of color in video.
2009, Harry Henderson, Computer Science and Technology, Revised edition, →ISBN, page 93 - countableA pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
- countablein pluraluncountableBlack cloth hung up at funerals.
Groans, and convulsions, and a discolored face, and friends weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the like, show death terrible.
1625, Francis Bacon, “Of Death”, in Essays - capitalizedcountableoffensiveoftensometimesA member or descendant of any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
Prize-winning books continue a trend toward increased representation of blacks, accounting for most of the books with exclusively black characters.
2004, Anthony Joseph Paul Cortese, Provocateur: Images of Women and Minorities in Advertising, page 1083 more examples
"How! They surely cannot pretend that the black is an Englishman?" "There are all kinds of Englishmen, black and white, when seamen grow scarce. […]"
1863, James Fenimore Cooper, chapter XXIV, in Miles WallingfordBut presently the negro seized the Hindoo by the throat; the Hindoo just pricked him in the arm with his knife, and the next moment his own head was driven against the side of the cabin with a stunning crack[…]The cabin was now full, and Sharpe was for putting both the blacks in irons.
1863, Charles Reade, Hard CashNuma was about to charge—there was little time in which to compare various methods or weigh the probable results of any. And then a number of things happened, almost simultaneously—the lion sprang from his ambush toward the retreating black—Tarzan cried out in warning—and the black turned just in time to see Numa halted in mid-flight by a slender strand of grass rope, the noosed end of which had fallen cleanly about his neck.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 123Synonyms: BIPOC, BME, colored, colored person, minority, nonwhite, person of color
- informaluncountableBlackness, the condition of belonging to or being descended from one of these ethnic groups.
black don't crack
- countableball gamesThe black ball.
- countableball gamesThe edge of home plate.
- UKcountableA type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.
- UKinformaluncountableBlackcurrant syrup or crème de cassis used for cocktails.
Pernod and black; snakebite and black; cider and black
- countableboard gamesThe person playing with the black set of pieces.
At this point black makes a disastrous move.
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1...Qd3 2 Ne1 Nd2! wins since 3 Nxd3 Rxf1 mate while 3 Qxc7+ Kg6 only delays the end. The best White can do is 3 Qc3+ Qxc3 4 Rxc3 Rxe1 when Black also wins the Bf1 and will be two pieces up.
2023 January 13, Leonard Barden, “Chess: Carlsen takes on young guns at Wijk as world champion eyes record”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2023 - countableSomething, or a part of a thing, which is black.
the black or sight of the eye
1644, Kenelme [i.e., Kenelm] Digby, Two Treatises. In the One of which, the Nature of Bodies; in the Other, the Nature of Mans Soule; is Looked into: In Way of Discovery, of the Immortality of Reasonable Soules, Paris: […] Gilles Blaizot, →OCLC - countableobsoleteA stain; a spot.
defiling her white lawn of chastity with ugly blacks of lust
1619, William Rowley, All's Lost by Lust - UScountableslanguncountableMarijuana.
He pulled on the black, the tip of the filter hot and malleable between his lips, and felt a cool tingling coat the simmer in his chest and begin to eat away at it in small bites.
2008, Jesmyn Ward, Where the Line Bleeds, Bloomsbury (2018), page 48 - countableuncountablefirefightingThe blackened, burned-out area at the centre of a fire.
The black is always the safest place for a firefighter.
2024, Karl Brauneis, The Blackwater Fire and the Men Who Fought It1 more example
The black is a safe zone for retreating firefighters. It is an area already burned out by a fire without the raw or dead fuels needed for a fire to feed on.
2013, Jaylynn Wylie, Fireline
present singular third person blacks · participle present blacking · participle past blacked · past blacked · alternative obsolete blacke · alternative Black · alternative blk · alternative blak
- transitiveTo make black; to blacken.
I saw red, and instead of a cab I fetched that policeman. Of course father did black his eye.
1922, John Galsworthy, A Family Man: In Three Acts2 more examples
"I don't want to fight; but you are a mean, dirty blackguard, or you wouldn't have treated a girl like that," replied Tommy, standing as stiff as a stake before the bully. "Say that again, and I'll black your eye for you."
1859, Oliver Optic, Poor and Proud; or, The Fortunes of Katy Redburn, a Story for Young FolksTed, you can black your face, and dye your hair, and squint, and some fine day, sooner or later, somebody'll come along and blab the whole thing.
1911, Edna Ferber, Buttered Side Down - transitiveTo apply blacking to (something).
But in a moment he went to Greenidge's bedside, and said, shyly, in a low voice, "Shall I black your boots for you?"
1861, George William Curtis, Trumps: A Novel2 more examples
[…] he must catch, curry, and saddle his own horse; he must black his own brogans (for he will not be able to buy boots).
1853, Harriet Beecher Stowe, The Key to Uncle Tom's CabinLoving you, I could conceive no life sweeter than hers — to be always near you; to black your boots, carry up your coals, scrub your doorstep; always to be working for you, hard and humbly and without thanks.
1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson - UKtransitiveTo boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
The plants were blacked by the Transport and General Workers' Union and a consumer boycott was organised; both activities contributed to what the union saw as a victory.
2003, Alun Howkins, The Death of Rural England, page 175Synonyms: blackball, blacklist, blackball, blacklist, boycott, cancel
Black2
plural Blacks
- countableuncountableA surname transferred from the nickname.
Billionaire investor Leon Black has failed to appear before a US congressional committee investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein - instead filing a lawsuit challenging the committee's efforts to summon him.
2026 September 3, Brandon Drenon, “US billionaire Leon Black defies summons and sues Epstein panel”, in BBC News, retrieved 03 Sep 2026 - A number of places in the United States:
- countableuncountableA town in Geneva County, Alabama.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Edwards County, Illinois.
- countableuncountableA township in Posey County, Indiana; from the surname.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Reynolds County, Missouri.
- countableuncountableA township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania; from the surname.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Mercer County and Wyoming County, West Virginia.
Black3
- not comparableAlternative letter-case form of black (“of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin”).
A group of Black women came in later but only observed from the sidelines.
1986, Chaya Shalom, “The only dyke from Israel”, in Off Our Backs, volume 16, number 8, →JSTOR, page 264 more examples
It contained an article written by Lacy Banko summarizing the work of Dr. Herbert Hendin, who had done a comparative study on suicide among Black people in the major American cities. Dr. Hendin found that the suicide rate among Black men between the ages of nineteen and thirty-five had doubled in the past ten to fifteen years, surpassing the rate for whites in the same age range.
1973, Huey P. Newton, J. Herman Blake, Revolutionary Suicide, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, →ISBN, page 3Buried among the jargon of the announcement was a mention of a name for AAVE, suggested by a Black scholar in 1975^([sic]) but never adopted by linguists: Ebonics. That word, concocted from ebony (a color term from the name of a dark-colored wood) and phonics (the name of a method for teaching reading), was destined to attach to the board as if chiseled into a block of granite and hung round their necks.
1999, Geoffrey K. Pullum, “African American Vernacular English Is Not Standard English with Mistakes”, in Rebecca S. Wheeler, editor, The Workings of Language, →ISBN, page 40Hundreds of Seattle protesters came together Saturday to voice the sadness and fury that has spread across the country over the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after being pinned beneath the knee of a Minneapolis police officer for almost nine minutes.
2020 May 31, “Violence, destruction mar Seattle protests over the death of George Floyd”, in The Seattle Times, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2020, page A1By 2016, however, a divide that started appearing in the preceding few years came into full relief—that year, 29% of nonwhite liberals (28% of nonwhite Democrats) and 38% of Black liberals (34% of Black Democrats), disagreed that “Blacks should work their way up without special favors.”
2022 May 2, Zachary Goldberg, “Explaining Shifts in White Racial Liberalism: The Role of Collective Moral Emotions and Media Effects”, in Georgia State University, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2025, page 98
plural Blacks
- Alternative letter-case form of black (“person having dark pigmentation of the skin”).
By 2016, however, a divide that started appearing in the preceding few years came into full relief—that year, 29% of nonwhite liberals (28% of nonwhite Democrats) and 38% of Black liberals (34% of Black Democrats), disagreed that “Blacks should work their way up without special favors.”
2022 May 2, Zachary Goldberg, “Explaining Shifts in White Racial Liberalism: The Role of Collective Moral Emotions and Media Effects”, in Georgia State University, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2025, page 98
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAbsorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
adjectiveWithout light.
nounThe colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
nounA black dye or pigment.
nounA member or descendant of any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
verbTo boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna person with African ancestry, ‘Negro’ and ‘Negroid’ are archaic and pejorative today
adjectivebeing of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
adjectiveof or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
adjectivemarked by anger or resentment or hostility
adjectivestemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
adjective(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
adjective(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
adjectiveextremely dark
adjective(of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
adjectivedistributed or sold illicitly
adjective(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
adjective(of coffee) without cream or sugar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
black · adjective, noun, verb
- Proto-Germanic*blakaz
- Proto-West Germanic*blak
- Old Englishblæc
- Middle Englishblak
- Englishblack
From Middle English blak, black, blake, from Old English blæc (“black, dark", also "ink”), from Proto-West Germanic *blak, from Proto-Germanic *blakaz (“burnt”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleg- (“to burn, shine”). See also Dutch blaken (“to burn”), Low German blak, black (“blackness, black paint, (black) ink”), Old High German blah (“black”); also compare Latin flagrāre (“to burn”), Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”), Sanskrit भर्ग (bharga, “radiance”). Adjective sense 20 is a semantic loan from Cantonese 黑面 (hak1 min6, “to pull a long face, to scowl”).
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-West Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Black · proper noun
- Old Frenchblanc“white”
- Old Englishblāc“pale”
- Middle Englishblak“black”
- EnglishBlack
From Middle English blak (“black”). Also a variant of Blake, from Old English blāc (“pale”) and Blanc, from Old French blanc (“white”).
More words from Middle English, Old English, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Black · adjective, noun
Capitalized to follow the usual capitalization patterns for ethnic groups (compare e.g. Hispanic, Arab), and also, perhaps, as a way to explicitly distinguish it from the color sense, which is not capitalized outside proper nouns.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans swart, swart
- swartabsorbing all light
- swartcolour/color
- swartdye, pigment
Ancient Greek ἀμαυρός, κελαινός
- ἀμαυρός (amaurós)absorbing all light
- κελαινός (kelainós)absorbing all light
- μέλας (mélas)absorbing all light
- μαυρός (maurós)absorbing all light
Arabic أَسْوَد, سَوْدَاء
- أَسْوَد (ʔaswad)absorbing all light
- سَوْدَاء (sawdāʔ)absorbing all light
- سُود (sūd)absorbing all light
- اسود (eswid)absorbing all light
- أسود (ʔaswad)absorbing all light
- كحل (kḥal)absorbing all light
- سود (swad)absorbing all light
- أَسْوَد (ʔaswad)bad; evil
- زِنْجِيّ (zinjiyy)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- زَنْجِيّ (zanjiyy)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- أَسْوَد (ʔaswad)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- حَامِيّ (ḥāmiyy)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- أَسْوَد (ʔaswad)colour/color
- أسود (ʔaswad)colour/color
- زِنْجِيّ (zinjiyy)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- زَنْجِيّ (zanjiyy)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- أَسْوَد (ʔaswad)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- سَوْدَاء (sawdāʔ)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
Basque beltz, beltz
- beltzabsorbing all light
- beltzcolour/color
Bengali কালো, কাল
- কালো (kalō)absorbing all light
- কাল (kal)absorbing all light
Bulgarian че́рен, тъмен
- че́рен (čéren)absorbing all light
- тъмен (tămen)without light
- черен (čeren)illegitimate, illegal or disgraced
- че́рен (čéren)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- черноко́ж (černokóž)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- черно (černo)colour/color
- не́гър (négăr)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- не́гърка (négărka)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- черноко́ж (černokóž)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- черноко́жа (černokóža)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
Catalan negre, fosc
- negreabsorbing all light
- foscwithout light
- negrerelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- negrecolour/color
- negredye, pigment
- negredark-skinned person — see also Negro
- negradark-skinned person — see also Negro
Chinese хи, 黑
- хи (hi)absorbing all light
- 黑 (hek)absorbing all light
- 黑色 (hek-sek)absorbing all light
- 烏色 /乌色 (o͘-siak / o͘-sek)absorbing all light
- 烏色 /乌色 (o͘-sek)colour/color
- 烏人 /乌人 (o͘-lâng)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
Chinese Cantonese 黑, 黑色
- 黑 (hak¹)absorbing all light
- 黑色 (haak¹ sik¹, hak¹ sik¹)absorbing all light
- 黑 (hak¹)chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white"
- 黑色 (hak¹ sik¹)colour/color
- 黑人 (hak¹ jan⁴)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
Chinese Mandarin 黑, 黑色
- 黑 (hēi)absorbing all light
- 黑色 (hēisè)absorbing all light
- 烏色 /乌色 (wūsè)absorbing all light
- 黑 (hēi)chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white"
- 黑人 (hēirén)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- 黑色 (hēisè)colour/color
- 黑人 (hēirén)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
Czech černý, černošský
- černýabsorbing all light
- černošskýrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- čerňcolour/color
- čerňdye, pigment
- černochdark-skinned person — see also Negro
- černoškadark-skinned person — see also Negro
Danish sort, mørk
- sortabsorbing all light
- mørkwithout light
- negerhistorical: designated for use by those with dark skin
- sortillegitimate, illegal or disgraced
- sortovercrowded
- sortchess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white"
- sortrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- mørkhudetrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- formørketrelating to an initiative whose existence or exact nature must remain withheld
- dunkelrelating to an initiative whose existence or exact nature must remain withheld
- sortof coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener
- sortcolour/color
- sværtedye, pigment
- sortpen, pencil, etc. with black pigment
- sortebilliards, snooker, pool: black ball
- sort strygertype of firecracker
- sortchess and similar games: person playing with the black set of pieces
- sortpart of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black
- negerdark-skinned person — see also Negro
- mørkhudetdark-skinned person — see also Negro
Dutch zwart, donker
- zwartabsorbing all light
- donkerwithout light
- zwartrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- zwartof coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener
- zwartcolour/color
- zwartedark-skinned person — see also Negro
Esperanto nigra, malhela
- nigraabsorbing all light
- malhelawithout light
- negrohistorical: designated for use by those with dark skin
- nigrachess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white"
- nigrularelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- nigrocolour/color
- nigrulodark-skinned person — see also Negro
Estonian must, pime
- mustabsorbing all light
- pimewithout light
- mustanahalinerelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- mustcolour/color
Finnish musta, pimeä
- mustaabsorbing all light
- pimeäwithout light
- mustienhistorical: designated for use by those with dark skin
- mustabad; evil
- synkkäbad; evil
- synkeäexpressing menace, or discontent
- pimeäillegitimate, illegal or disgraced
- mustaillegitimate, illegal or disgraced
- mustanaanovercrowded
- mustachess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white"
- mustatypography: solid, filled with color
- mustarelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- mustacolour/color
- mustadye, pigment
- musta väriainedye, pigment
- mustapen, pencil, etc. with black pigment
- musta vaateblack cloth hung up at funerals
- mustabilliards, snooker, pool: black ball
- musta pallobilliards, snooker, pool: black ball
- mustaherukkablackcurrant syrup in mixed drinks
- mustachess and similar games: person playing with the black set of pieces
- mustuainenpart of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black
- mustadark-skinned person — see also Negro
- mustaihoinendark-skinned person — see also Negro
French noir, noir
- noirabsorbing all light
- noirillegitimate, illegal or disgraced
- noir de mondeovercrowded
- noirchess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white"
- noirrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- noirof coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener
- noircolour/color
- Noirdark-skinned person — see also Negro
- Noiredark-skinned person — see also Negro
German schwarz, schwarz
- schwarzabsorbing all light
- schwarzillegitimate, illegal or disgraced
- schwarzchess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white"
- schwarzrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- schwarzhäutigrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- schwarzof coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener
- Schwarzcolour/color
- Schwarzdye, pigment
- Schwärzedye, pigment
- Schwarzebilliards, snooker, pool: black ball
- Schwarzerdark-skinned person — see also Negro
- Schwarzedark-skinned person — see also Negro
Greek μαύρος, σκοτεινός
- μαύρος (mávros)absorbing all light
- σκοτεινός (skoteinós)without light
- ερεβώδης (erevódis)without light
- μαύρος (mávros)bad; evil
- κακός (kakós)bad; evil
- μαύρος (mávros)illegitimate, illegal or disgraced
- μαύρος (mávros)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- σκέτος (skétos)of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener
- μαύρο (mávro)colour/color
- μέλας (mélas)colour/color
- μαύρο (mávro)dye, pigment
- μαύρο (mávro)pen, pencil, etc. with black pigment
- μαύρη (mávri)billiards, snooker, pool: black ball
- μαύρος (mávros)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- μαύρη (mávri)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
Hawaiian ʻeleʻele, ʻeleʻele
- ʻeleʻeleabsorbing all light
- ʻeleʻelecolour/color
Hebrew שחור \ שָׁחֹר, שחורה \ שְׁחֹרָה
- שחור \ שָׁחֹר (shakhór)absorbing all light
- שחורה \ שְׁחֹרָה (sh'khorá)absorbing all light
- שחור (shakhor)colour/color
Hindi काला, कारौ
- काला (kālā)absorbing all light
- कारौ (kārau)absorbing all light
- काला (kālā)colour/color
- हबशी (habśī)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
Hungarian fekete, sötét
- feketeabsorbing all light
- sötétwithout light
- feketebad; evil
- sötétexpressing menace, or discontent
- feketeillegitimate, illegal or disgraced
- sötétchess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white"
- feketerelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- feketeof coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener
- feketecolour/color
- feketebilliards, snooker, pool: black ball
- négerdark-skinned person — see also Negro
- feketedark-skinned person — see also Negro
Icelandic svartur, svartur
- svarturabsorbing all light
- svarturrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- svarturcolour/color
Indonesian hitam, kelam
- hitamabsorbing all light
- kelamwithout light
- legamwithout light
- gelapwithout light
- hitamcolour/color
- negrodark-skinned person — see also Negro
Iranian Persian سِیاه, سِیاهپوسْت
- سِیاه (siyâh)absorbing all light
- سِیاهپوسْت (siyâh-pust)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- زَنْگی (zangi)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- سِیاه (siyâh)colour/color
- سِیاهپوسْت (siyâh-pust)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- زَنْگی (zangi)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
Irish dubh, gorm
- dubhabsorbing all light
- gormrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- dubhcolour/color
- duine gormdark-skinned person — see also Negro
Italian nero, nero
- neroabsorbing all light
- nerowithout light
- nerorelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- nerocolour/color
- nerodark-skinned person — see also Negro
- neradark-skinned person — see also Negro
Japanese 黒い, 黒色の
- 黒い (kuroi)absorbing all light
- 黒色の (kokushoku no)absorbing all light
- 黒人の (kokujin no)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- 黒 (kuro)colour/color
- 黒色 (kokushoku)colour/color
- 黒人 (kokujin)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
Korean 검다, 검은
- 검다 (geomda)absorbing all light
- 검은 (geomeun)absorbing all light
- 까맣다 (kkamata)absorbing all light
- 까만 (kkaman)absorbing all light
- 검정 (geomjeong)colour/color
- 검은색 (geomeunsaek)colour/color
- 흑색 (heuksaek)colour/color
- 흑인 (heugin)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
Latin ater, niger
- aterabsorbing all light
- nigerabsorbing all light
- nigerrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- aterrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- nigercolour/color
- ātercolour/color
- aetheopsdark-skinned person — see also Negro
Latvian melns, melns
- melnsabsorbing all light
- melnscolour/color
- melnacolour/color
Lithuanian júodas, juoduma
- júodasabsorbing all light
- juodumacolour/color
- juodascolour/color
- negrasdark-skinned person — see also Negro
- negrėdark-skinned person — see also Negro
Malay hitam, aswad
- hitamabsorbing all light
- aswadabsorbing all light
- lotongabsorbing all light
- lutungabsorbing all light
- lutongabsorbing all light
- هيتمabsorbing all light
- اسودabsorbing all light
- لوتوڠabsorbing all light
- gelapwithout light
- gelapbad; evil
- hitamrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- hitamcolour/color
- aswadcolour/color
- lotongcolour/color
- lutungcolour/color
- lutongcolour/color
- هيتمcolour/color
- اسودcolour/color
- لوتوڠcolour/color
Māori mangu, pango
- manguabsorbing all light
- pangocolour/color
Norwegian Bokmål svart, sort
- svartabsorbing all light
- sortabsorbing all light
- mørkwithout light
- svartbad; evil
- svartillegitimate, illegal or disgraced
- svartrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- svartof coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener
- svartcolour/color
- sortcolour/color
- svartdark-skinned person — see also Negro
Polish czarny, czarny
- czarnyabsorbing all light
- czarnyrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- czarnoskóryrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- murzyńskirelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- czerńcolour/color
- murzyndark-skinned person — see also Negro
- murzynkadark-skinned person — see also Negro
Portuguese preto, atro
- pretoabsorbing all light
- atroabsorbing all light
- negroabsorbing all light
- escurowithout light
- negrobad; evil
- atrobad; evil
- sombriobad; evil
- negroillegitimate, illegal or disgraced
- sombrioillegitimate, illegal or disgraced
- negrorelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- afrodescendenterelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- pretorelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- pretocolour/color
- negrocolour/color
- pretodye, pigment
- negrodye, pigment
- pretopen, pencil, etc. with black pigment
- pretapen, pencil, etc. with black pigment
- fumoblack cloth hung up at funerals
- negrodark-skinned person — see also Negro
- negradark-skinned person — see also Negro
Punjabi ਕਾਲਾ
- ਕਾਲਾ (kālā)absorbing all light
Romanian negru, negru
- negruabsorbing all light
- negruwithout light
- negruillegitimate, illegal or disgraced
- negruchess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white"
- negrurelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- negruof coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener
- negrucolour/color
- negrudye, pigment
- neagrăbilliards, snooker, pool: black ball
- negrudark-skinned person — see also Negro
- negresădark-skinned person — see also Negro
Russian чёрный, вороно́й
- чёрный (čórnyj)absorbing all light
- вороно́й (voronój)absorbing all light
- чёрный (čórnyj)without light
- чёрный (čórnyj)bad; evil
- чёрный (čórnyj)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- черноко́жий (černokóžij)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- темноко́жий (temnokóžij)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- негритя́нский (negritjánskij)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- чёрный (čórnyj)of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener
- чёрный (čórnyj)colour/color
- негр (negr)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- негритя́нка (negritjánka)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- чёрный (čórnyj)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- чёрная (čórnaja)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- черноко́жий (černokóžij)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- черноко́жая (černokóžaja)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
Scottish Gaelic dubh, dubh
- dubhabsorbing all light
- dubhrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- gormrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
Slovak čierny, tmavý
- čiernyabsorbing all light
- tmavýwithout light
- temnýbad; evil
- čiernybad; evil
- temnýexpressing menace, or discontent
- čiernyillegitimate, illegal or disgraced
- čiernychess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white"
- černošskýrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- čiernacolour/color
- čerňdye, pigment
- čiernapen, pencil, etc. with black pigment
- černochdark-skinned person — see also Negro
- černoškadark-skinned person — see also Negro
Spanish negro, prieto
- negroabsorbing all light
- prietoabsorbing all light
- renegridoabsorbing all light
- negrorelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- morenorelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- morochorelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- prietorelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- negroof coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener
- negrocolour/color
- negrodark-skinned person — see also Negro
- negradark-skinned person — see also Negro
- morenodark-skinned person — see also Negro
- grenodark-skinned person — see also Negro
- charoldark-skinned person — see also Negro
- chombo (anglophone)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- prietodark-skinned person — see also Negro
Swahili eusi, eusi
- eusiabsorbing all light
- eusiwithout light
- eusiillegitimate, illegal or disgraced
- jaaovercrowded
- eusirelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- mweusirelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
Swedish svart, mörk
- svartabsorbing all light
- mörkwithout light
- svartwithout light
- svartrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- svartof coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener
- svartcolour/color
- svärtadye, pigment
- svartabilliards, snooker, pool: black ball
- svartdark-skinned person — see also Negro
Tagalog itim, itim
- itimabsorbing all light
- itimcolour/color
- itimdark-skinned person — see also Negro
- negrodark-skinned person — see also Negro
Tamil கருப்பு, கருப்பு
- கருப்பு (karuppu)absorbing all light
- கருப்பு (karuppu)without light
- இருட்டு (iruṭṭu)without light
- இருள் (iruḷ)without light
- கருப்பு (karuppu)illegitimate, illegal or disgraced
- கருப்பு (karuppu)chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white"
- கருப்பு (karuppu)playing cards: of the spades or clubs
- வற (vaṟa)of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener
- கட்டை (kaṭṭai)of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener
- கருப்பு (karuppu)colour/color
Thai ดำ, สีดำ
- ดำ (dam)absorbing all light
- สีดำ (sǐi-dam)colour/color
- คนผิวดำ (kon-pǐu-dam)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
Turkish kara, siyah
- karaabsorbing all light
- siyahabsorbing all light
- karanlıkwithout light
- karabad; evil
- siyahirelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- katranof coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener
- siyahcolour/color
- karacolour/color
- siyahdark-skinned person — see also Negro
- zencidark-skinned person — see also Negro
Ukrainian чо́рний, чо́рний
- чо́рний (čórnyj)absorbing all light
- чо́рний (čórnyj)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- чорношкі́рий (čornoškíryj)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- негритя́нський (nehrytjánsʹkyj)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- му́ринський (múrynsʹkyj)relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- чо́рний (čórnyj)colour/color
- му́рин (múryn)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- му́ринка (múrynka)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- негр (nehr)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- негритя́нка (nehrytjánka)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- чорношкі́рий (čornoškíryj)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
- чорношкі́ра (čornoškíra)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
Urdu کالا, سِیاہ
- کالا (kālā)absorbing all light
- سِیاہ (siyāh)absorbing all light
- کالا (kālā)chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white"
- کالا (kālā)colour/color
- سِیاہ (siyāh)colour/color
- زَن٘گی (zaṅgī)dark-skinned person — see also Negro
Vietnamese đen, đen thui
- đenabsorbing all light
- đen thuiabsorbing all light
- tốiwithout light
- tối tămwithout light
- (da) đenrelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- đencolour/color
- màu đendye, pigment
- màu đenpen, pencil, etc. with black pigment
- người da đendark-skinned person — see also Negro
Welsh du, du
- duabsorbing all light
- durelating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- ducolour/color
Yiddish שוואַרץ
- שוואַרץ (shvarts)absorbing all light
Zulu -mnyama, -mnyama
- -mnyamaabsorbing all light
- -mnyamacolour/color
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with black
Cite this entry
black. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black
“black.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black.
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