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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In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
His people have shimmering skins rendered in the blackest of tones; in some cases they camouflage themselves into shadow and night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
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
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
On every side of us were great big, black hills, and behind these were even bigger, blacker hills, and behind these were the biggest, blackest hills.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
