pitch-black
/pɪtʃˈblak
/(also pitch-dark)
adjective
Completely dark: the pitch-black night...
- His feathers were dark and sleek, as black as the pitch-dark night without a candle or a moon or a star.
- The attackers came after me and got slightly more than they bargained for in the pitch-black dark house.
- With nothing but a pitch-black, moonless night in front of me, my biggest concern was flying away from the water.
Synonyms
black, dark, pitch-dark, black as pitch;
inky, pitchy, starless, moonless, unilluminated, unlighted;
jet-black, coal-black, jet, ebony, raven, sooty
literary sable, Stygian
rare Cimmerian
Derivatives
pitch-blackness
- He opened the door to say goodnight to whoever was rehearsing late and was greeted by pitch-blackness.
- In the pitch-blackness, every step was uncertain.
- She watched his figure fade into the pitch-blackness of the room.