Coal black
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A black colour, like that of coal; charcoal.
- 2 a very dark black wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Of an intensely black colour, like that of coal. not-comparable
"Thor glared at him with hard coal-black eyes […]"
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Thor glared at him with hard coal-black eyes […]"
Etymology
From Middle English colblak, colblake, cole-blak, cole-blake, coleblacke, colle blake, from the phrase blak as cole (“black as coal”).