black
adjective
being a color that lacks hue and brightness and absorbs light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
blacker
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comparativeof black.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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That way, the words you’re typing are bolder and blacker.
From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2023
No motion picture has presented a bleaker, blacker etching of the horror of war than “All Quiet on the Western Front.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
“Liberation Day” is different only in that the humor is a little blacker, the fears of our exploitation more intense.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2022
But now with more inclusive views of beauty, we celebrate Blackness of all shades including the classic Tupac homage “the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice.”
From Scientific American ● Jun. 17, 2022
The tiny light of the candle only served to make the Wood beyond seem blacker, a spill of ink on black paper.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
