black

adjective
blăk

Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.

Example

“The items around him were black in colour.”

Other meanings

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.
Designated for use by those ethnic groups (as described above).

Example sentences

“Why do black cats have yellow eyes?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“My dad has a black belt in taekwondo.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“A red fig and a black one, add prickly pears!”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Old English "blæc" (black, dark", also "ink).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “black” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.