Standard Lemma guide

jet-black

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pitch-black; of the blackest black.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Coal-black; the blackest black.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coal-black, jet, pitchy, sooty

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From jet + black.

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اللون الأسود الفاحم — the blackest black
  • Azerbaijani: qapqara — the blackest black
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑沉沉 (hēichēnchēn) — the blackest black
  • Chinese Mandarin: 漆黑 (qīhēi) — the blackest black
  • Chinese Mandarin: 墨黑 (mòhēi) — the blackest black
  • Chinese Mandarin: 乌黑色 (wūhēisè) — the blackest black
  • Crimean Tatar: sim-siya — the blackest black
  • Czech: tmavě černý — the blackest black
  • Danish: kulsort — the blackest black
  • Dutch: gitzwart — the blackest black
  • Dutch: gitzwarte kleur — the blackest black
  • Finnish: pikimusta — the blackest black
  • Finnish: sysimusta — the blackest black
  • French: noir foncé — the blackest black
  • French: noir intense — the blackest black
  • French: noir profond — the blackest black
  • French: noir soutenu — the blackest black
  • French: noir de jais — the blackest black
  • Georgian: ფისივით შავი (pisivit šavi) — the blackest black
  • Georgian: შავი როგორც ფისი (šavi rogorc pisi) — the blackest black
  • German: Rabenschwarz — the blackest black
  • German: Tiefschwarz — the blackest black
  • Greek: κατάμαυρο χρώμα (katámavro chróma) — the blackest black
  • Greek: μαύρο (mávro) — the blackest black
  • Indonesian: hitam legam — the blackest black
  • Italian: nero corvino — the blackest black
  • Italian: corvino — the blackest black
  • Japanese: 漆黒 (shikkoku) — the blackest black
  • Korean: 아주 까만 (aju kkaman) — the blackest black
  • Maltese: iswed dlam — the blackest black
  • Navajo: diłhił — the blackest black
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kullsvart — the blackest black
  • Polish: kruczoczarny — the blackest black
  • Portuguese: preto intenso — the blackest black
  • Romanian: negru închis — the blackest black
  • Slovak: žúžoľ — the blackest black
  • Spanish: negro azabache — the blackest black
  • Spanish: azabache — the blackest black
  • Swedish: kolsvart — the blackest black
  • Swedish: nattsvart — the blackest black
  • Tajik: сип-сиёҳ (sip-siyoh) — the blackest black
  • Turkish: kuzguni siyah — the blackest black
  • Turkish: kapkara — the blackest black
  • Turkish: simsiyah — the blackest black
  • Uzbek: qop-qora — the blackest black
  • Uzbek: zimziyo — the blackest black
  • Vietnamese: đen kịt — the blackest black
  • Vietnamese: đen thui — the blackest black