: 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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There tends to be a bit of pitch-black comedy wrapped up in its deaths (see: Tanya toppling to her death after escaping her would-be murderers in season 2). Randall Colburn, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025 The sixth episode of The White Lotus Season 3 has critics stunned—and in some cases, squirming—after a grim hour that pushed creator Mike White's pitch-black satire to new depths. Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025 The beach was pitch-black and dangerous, the waves ferociously slamming the shore. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025 Hours later, reporters were in Altadena as fire trucks raced to the Eaton fire, navigating the pitch-black streets. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 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 13 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

pitch-black

adjective
ˈpich-ˈblak
: extremely dark or black
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