black*/*/*/

[blæk] adj I

1) of the darkest colour, like the sky at night

clouds of thick black smoke[/ex]

2) black or Black belonging to a race of people with dark skin, especially people whose families were originally from Africa

a famous black actor[/ex]

3) tea or coffee that is black has no milk in it

4) making people lose hope or feel sad

It's a black day for the car industry.[/ex]

5) showing angry or unhappy feelings

a black mood/look[/ex]

6) involving sad or unpleasant things

black humour[/ex]

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black and blue — covered in bruises (=dark marks on your skin where you have been hit)[/ex]

blackness noun [U] Words that avoid giving offence: black Use the adjective black (sometimes spelt Black) to refer to people with dark skin whose families originally came from Africa. Do not use black as a noun because it is offensive. Black Americans usually prefer to be called African American. In Australian English, black refers to people whose families were living in Australia before Europeans arrived. II

noun

black */[blæk]

1) [U] the darkest colour, like the colour of the sky at night

You look good in black (= wearing black clothes).[/ex]

2) black or Black

[C] offensive a black person

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in the black — with money in your bank account (≠  in the red)[/ex]

We've managed to stay in the black for over a year now.[/ex]

III verb black [blæk] - black out