Meanings
adjectivepitch-dark (not comparable)
alternative pitch dark
- not comparableAbsolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch.
The assassin crept into the royal bedchamber only after it was pitch-dark.
Synonyms: coal-black, coal black, dark as night, jet-black, jet black, pitch-black, pitch black
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAbsolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch.
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adjectiveextremely dark
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Translations
Bulgarian тъмен като в рог
- тъмен като в рог (tămen kato v rog)absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
Chinese Mandarin 黑沉沉, 漆黑
- 黑沉沉 (hēichēnchēn)absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
- 漆黑 (qīhēi)absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
- 墨黑 (mòhēi)absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
Dutch pikzwart
- pikzwartabsolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
Finnish säkkipimeä, pilkkopimeä
- säkkipimeäabsolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
- pilkkopimeäabsolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
French noir comme dans un four
- noir comme dans un fourabsolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
German stockdunkel, stockfinster
- stockdunkelabsolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
- stockfinsterabsolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
Irish dubh dorcha, chomh dubh le pic
- dubh dorchaabsolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
- chomh dubh le picabsolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
Italian pesto, nero come la pece
- pestoabsolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
- nero come la peceabsolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
Japanese 真っ暗な
- 真っ暗な (makkura na)absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
Norwegian Bokmål bekmørk
- bekmørkabsolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
Russian непрогля́дный, беспросве́тный
- непрогля́дный (neprogljádnyj)absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
- беспросве́тный (besprosvétnyj)absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
- чёрный как смоль (čórnyj kak smolʹ)absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
Swedish beckmörk
- beckmörkabsolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
Cite this entry
APA
pitch-dark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitch-dark
MLA
“pitch-dark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitch-dark. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pitch-dark,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitch-dark.
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