Black vs. Swart
Blackadjective
(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
Blackadjective
(of a place, etc) Without light.
Blackadjective
(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.
Blackadjective
Designated for use by those ethnic groups which have dark pigmentation of the skin.
Blackadjective
Of the spades or clubs suits. Compare of the hearts or diamonds suit
Blackadjective
Bad; evil; ill-omened.
Blackadjective
Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen.
Blackadjective
Illegitimate, illegal or disgraced.
Blackadjective
Overcrowded.
Blackadjective
(of coffee or tea) Without any cream, milk, or creamer.
Blackadjective
Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess the set used by the player who moves second) often regardless of the pieces' actual colour.
Blackadjective
(typography) Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color. Compare said of a character or symbol outline, not filled with color.
Blackadjective
(politics) Related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
Blackadjective
Relating to an initiative whose existence or exact nature must remain withheld from the general public.
Blackadjective
Used in the vernacular name of a species to indicate that it has one or more features that is black or dark, especially in comparison to another species with the same base name.
Blacknoun
The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
Blacknoun
A black dye or pigment.
Blacknoun
(countable) A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
Blacknoun
(in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.
Blacknoun
A person of African, Aborigine, or Maori descent; a dark-skinned person.
Blacknoun
The black ball.
Blacknoun
The edge of home plate
Blacknoun
A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.
Blacknoun
Blackcurrant syrup (in mixed drinks, e.g. snakebite and black, cider and black).
Blacknoun
The person playing with the black set of pieces.
Blacknoun
(countable) Part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black.
Blacknoun
A stain; a spot.
Blackverb
To make black, to blacken.
Blackverb
To apply blacking to something.
Blackverb
(British) To boycott something or someone, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
Blackadjective
Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.
Blackadjective
In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.
Blackadjective
Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness; destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible.
Blackadjective
Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.
Blackadverb
Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness.
Blacknoun
That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black.
Blacknoun
A black pigment or dye.
Blacknoun
A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races.
Blacknoun
A black garment or dress; as, she wears black
Blacknoun
The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black.
Blacknoun
A stain; a spot; a smooch.
Blackverb
To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.
Blackverb
To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush.
Blacknoun
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
Blacknoun
total absence of light;
Blacknoun
British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
Blacknoun
popular child actress of the 1930's (born 1927)
Blacknoun
a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
Blacknoun
(board games) the darker pieces
Blacknoun
black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning);
Blackverb
make or become black;
Blackadjective
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light;
Blackadjective
of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin;
Blackadjective
marked by anger or resentment or hostility;
Blackadjective
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable;
Blackadjective
offering little or no hope;
Blackadjective
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin;
Blackadjective
(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood;
Blackadjective
extremely dark;
Blackadjective
harshly ironic or sinister;
Blackadjective
(of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading;
Blackadjective
distributed or sold illicitly;
Blackadjective
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame;
Blackadjective
(of coffee) without cream or sugar
Blackadjective
dressed in black;
Blackadjective
soiled with dirt or soot;
Blackadjective
of the very darkest colour owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white
Blackadjective
(of the sky or night) completely dark owing to the sun, moon, or stars not being visible
Blackadjective
deeply stained with dirt
Blackadjective
(of a plant or animal) dark in colour as distinguished from a lighter variety
Blackadjective
(of coffee or tea) served without milk
Blackadjective
of or denoting the suits spades and clubs in a pack of cards.
Blackadjective
(of a ski run) of the highest level of difficulty, as indicated by black markers positioned along it.
Blackadjective
belonging to or denoting any human group having dark-coloured skin, especially of African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry
Blackadjective
relating to black people
Blackadjective
characterized by tragic or disastrous events; causing despair or pessimism
Blackadjective
(of a person's state of mind) full of gloom or misery; very depressed
Blackadjective
(of humour) presenting tragic or harrowing situations in comic terms
Blackadjective
full of anger or hatred
Blackadjective
very evil or wicked
Blackadjective
denoting a covert military procedure
Blackadjective
(of goods or work) not to be handled or undertaken by trade union members, especially so as to express support for an industrial dispute elsewhere
Blacknoun
black colour or pigment
Blacknoun
black clothes or material, typically worn as a sign of mourning
Blacknoun
darkness, especially of night or an overcast sky
Blacknoun
the player of the black pieces in chess or draughts
Blacknoun
a black thing, in particular the black ball in snooker.
Blacknoun
a member of a dark-skinned people, especially one of African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry
Blacknoun
the situation of not owing money to a bank or of making a profit in a business operation
Blacknoun
blackcurrant cordial
Blackverb
make (something) black, especially with polish
Blackverb
make (one's face and other visible parts) black with polish or make-up so as not to be seen at night or to play the role of a black person in a play or film
Blackverb
refuse to handle (goods), undertake (work), or have dealings with (a person or business) as a way of taking industrial action
Black
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and gray.
Swartadjective
Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
Swartadjective
Black.
Swartadjective
(obsolete) Gloomy; malignant.
Swartnoun
Black or dark dyestuff; something of a certain swart; something of a certain ocker.
Swartverb
(transitive) To make swart or tawny; blacken; tan.
Swartnoun
Sward.
Swartadjective
Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
Swartadjective
Gloomy; malignant.
Swartverb
To make swart or tawny; as, to swart a living part.
Swartadjective
naturally having skin of a dark color;
Swart
Swart is an Afrikaans and Dutch surname meaning (spelled zwart in modern Dutch). Variations on it are de Swart, Swarte, de Swarte, Swarts, Zwart, de Zwart, and Zwarts.
