Meanings
adjectiveblack as night (not comparable)
- not comparablesimileUtterly black; pitch-black.
I wanna see it painted / painted black / black as night / black as coal
1966, The Rolling Stones, “Paint It, Black”, in AftermathSynonyms: black
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveUtterly black; pitch-black.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black as night,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20as%20night.
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