Meanings
adjectiveas black as coal (not comparable)
- not comparablesimileCompletely black.
I wanna see it painted / painted black / black as night / black as coal
1966, The Rolling Stones, “Paint It, Black”, in Aftermath1 more example
Well she's black as coal, but she burn like a fire, And she wrap herself around you like a well-worn tire.
1975, “Island Girl”, in Bernie Taupin (lyrics), Rock of the Westies, performed by Elton JohnSynonyms: pitch-black, black as tar, black
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCompletely black.
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Origin
- Middle Englishblak as cole
- Middle Englishblak as cole
- Englishblack as coal
Inherited from Middle English blak as cole.
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German schwarz wie Kohle
- schwarz wie Kohlecompletely black
Hindi कोयले जैसा काला
- कोयले जैसा काला (koyle jaisā kālā)completely black
Japanese 石炭のように黒い
- 石炭のように黒い (sekitan no yō ni kuroi)completely black
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black as coal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20as%20coal.
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