black
adjective
being a color that lacks hue and brightness and absorbs light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
blackest
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superlativeof black.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Comparisons with other major tropical rivers show that the Ruki may even be the blackest large blackwater river on Earth -- it's certainly a lot darker than the famous Rio Negro in the Amazon.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2023
Semple created the “pinkest pink” paint in 2016 as a reaction to artist Anish Kapoor purchasing and reserving the artistic rights to the Vantablack pigment, said to be the world’s blackest black.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
When winds were bearable, we sought bliss, sat, admired the aurora australis as an escape from our blackest abyss.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 19, 2023
California settlers’ relations with Native American tribes constitute one of the blackest marks on the state’s history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
It’s as if I’ve been dropped into the darkest, blackest cave in the Empire.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
