Plural of black
regular plural
The plural of black is blacks.
Forms of black
| Singular | black /blæk/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | blacks /blæks/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Blacks in a sentence
- I am a young, light-skinned black woman, and truer words were never written of the problem we light-skinned blacks have had to live with.1975 May, Terry Hodges, Ebony, page 10
- My old TV set crushes the blacks when the brightness is lowered.From the entry crush
- Gimme three regular coffees and three blacks.From the entry regular coffee
- Most of the colored community speaks Afrikaans, whereas languages like Xhosa or Venda are typically spoken by blacks and English is spoken mostly by whites.From the entry colored
- Blacks and Latinos were more likely to be gangsta rappers than backpackers.2014, Geoff Harkness, Chicago Hustle and Flow: Gangs, Gangsta Rap, and Social Class. From the entry backpacker
Meaning of black
- adjective Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
- adjective Without light.
- adjective 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.).
Questions about the plural of black
- What is the plural of black?
- The plural of black is blacks.
- Is black countable?
- Black is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: black (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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