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black as night

black as night adjective: utterly black; pitch-black.

Adjective

black as night (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Utterly black; pitch-black.
    • I wanna see it painted / painted black / black as night / black as coal1966, The Rolling Stones, “Paint It, Black”, in Aftermath
    Synonyms:
    black

Synonyms of black as night

Questions about black as night

What does black as night mean?
Black as night means utterly black; pitch-black.
What part of speech is black as night?
Black as night is an adjective.

Words near black as night in the dictionary

  1. black as a dog's guts
  2. black as coal
  3. black as ink
  4. black as my hat
  5. black as Newgate's knocker
  6. black as night
  7. black as tar
  8. black as the ace of spades
  9. black as thunder
  10. black as your hat
  11. black ash

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