: extremely dark or black

Examples of pitch-black in a Sentence

finding anything in a pitch-black room is almost impossible a pitch-black cat with green eyes
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Using echolocation, bats can detect tiny insects flying in pitch-black darkness. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025 Plus, Irving is now haunted by the pitch-black paintings compulsively smeared by his Outie. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2025 The rapper wore her hair long and nearly pitch-black with a blowout shine that could probably be seen several counties away. Marci Robin, Allure, 1 Jan. 2025 In recent years, Buscemi played Khrushchev in the pitch-black satire The Death of Stalin (2017) and was a regular on TBS’ Miracle Workers (2019–2023). Danny Horn, EW.com, 29 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pitch-black 

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pitch-black was in 1598

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“Pitch-black.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch-black. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

pitch-black

adjective
ˈpich-ˈblak
: extremely dark or black
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