jet-black
adjective
deep-black.
jet-black
American
[jet-blak]
/ ˈdʒɛtˈblæk /
adjective
jet black
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of jet-black
First recorded in 1475–85
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In the book, Lakia says that all her family, on both sides, have jet-black straight hair but hers turned red during her childhood.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
He shot pool now and then at the Playboy Mansion, collected guns, dyed his white hair jet-black and trundled out anecdotes of Old Hollywood over three-hour lunches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
At Exigo Recycling's sprawling plant in Haryana state, a machine churns the batteries from e-scooters into a jet-black powder.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Kent’s jet-black sea is indistinguishable from the cosmos, and his white whale glows like some luminary body within it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
I looked at her, so close now that I could see a single jet-black strand of out-of-place hair.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
His hair, previously dyed jet black, had gone entirely silver and his thick mustache had been replaced by a scruffy beard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
He now sports a jet black prosthetic leg with blood-red curves painted around it.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
Black Sabbath fans initially dubbed him with it thanks to his jet black onstage persona, decadent aura and lyrics that seemed obsessed by the occult.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025
“I don’t know. He’s got these weird eyebrows that were jet black, and we made them different and we were like, ‘It’s no longer him.’
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2025
Her tight curls were less than an inch long and jet black, except for a thin streak of natural gray framing her face like a headband.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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