black

Dictionary definition · Black

British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
total absence of light"they fumbled around in total darkness"
a person with African ancestry, ‘Negro’ and ‘Negroid’ are archaic and pejorative today
(board games) the darker pieces
black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)"the widow wore black"

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light"black leather jackets"
of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin"a great people — a black people — … injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization"
marked by anger or resentment or hostility"black looks"
offering little or no hope"the future looked black"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).