BAME

Adjective

black (comparative blacker or more black, superlative blackest or most black)

1. Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
   • The items around him were black in colour.

   Synonyms:

   dark, swart

   Antonyms:

   white, light

2. Without light.

   Synonyms:

   dark, gloomy, adumbral, blear, caliginous, cimmerian, crepuscular, darksome, darkling, dim

   Antonyms:

   bright, illuminated, lit

3. (capitalized, sometimes) Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)
   • Somebody tell me, what can I do / Something is holding me back / Is it because I'm black?1969, “Is It Because I'm Black”, performed by Syl Johnson
   1. (South Africa, UK, US, capitalized, sometimes) Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
4. (historical) Designated for use by those ethnic groups (as described above).
   • black drinking fountain; black hospital
5. Of the spades or clubs suits.
   • I was dealt two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.

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