: 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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What is surprising is that this pitch-black comedy has become one of the definitive teen movies of the '80s. James Mercadante, EW.com, 11 June 2025 Prisoners who get out of line face up to 14 days in pitch-black solitary confinement, says Garcia. Eric Cortellessa, Time, 10 June 2025 Fox reverted to her pitch-black hair color, adding front waves around her face and spiraling a piece of hair on her forehead. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 June 2025 Just 12 hours after entering a pitch-black, 400-square-foot cabin dug into the hillside in southern Oregon, crypto founder Charles Hoskinson fled in terror. Mattha Busby, Wired News, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pitch-black

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 20 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

pitch-black

adjective
ˈpich-ˈblak
: extremely dark or black
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