black
adjective
being a color that lacks hue and brightness and absorbs light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
blackish
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a word derived from
black.
Example Sentences
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The colors are a reddish black, a Renaissance ultramarine blue and a blackish burgundy that Zumthor hoped would conjure a cave-like dimness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2025
The prosecution had claimed the stains were reddish when the clothes were recovered - but the defence argued that blood would have turned blackish after being immersed in miso for so long.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024
Fresh from the interior of a planet, magma usually forms a blackish rock called basalt—not granite, says planetary geoscientist Harry McSween of the University of Tennessee.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 12, 2023
The toilet had a blackish substance on the back of the seat.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2019
A blackish opening would show that the hive was new, and they would have to find another one.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
