adj
Meaning 1
Darkened to the point of appearing black; as
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
blackened
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adj
Meaning 2
Darkened to the point of appearing black; as:
Synonym of charred.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: food, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: charred
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: toasted
adj
Meaning 3
Darkened to the point of appearing black; as:
Synonym of blued.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: steel
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blued
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: treated
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of blacken
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a face black with fury
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: black
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
darkened by smoke
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- blackened rafters
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English blakend, blakind, blakkenid, blakenid, equivalent to blacken + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: nigrita — darkened to the point blackness
- Spanish: ennegrecido — darkened to the point blackness
Real reading context