: 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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Active adventures include zip-lining through the jungle, scaling giant ficus trees, or venturing out into the pitch-black night to search for nocturnal animals with a wildlife guide. Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025 In the pitch-black, storm-lashed hours before dawn Friday, surging floodwaters unexpectedly ravaged the region, including a campsite filled with sleeping children. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 6 July 2025 And the manner in which Victor presents this narrative, with such verve and confidence and tenderness and pitch-black humor, defies easy description. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025 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 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 18 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

pitch-black

adjective
ˈpich-ˈblak
: extremely dark or black
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