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Definitions of blackest word

adjective blackest lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it. 1
adjective blackest characterized by absence of light; enveloped in darkness: a black night. 1
adjective blackest (sometimes initial capital letter) pertaining or belonging to any of the various populations characterized by dark skin pigmentation, specifically the dark-skinned peoples of Africa, Oceania, and Australia. African American. 1
adjective blackest soiled or stained with dirt: That shirt was black within an hour. 1
adjective blackest gloomy; pessimistic; dismal: a black outlook. 1
adjective blackest deliberately; harmful; inexcusable: a black lie. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English blak, Old English blæc; cognate with Old High German blah-; akin to Old Norse blakkr black, blek ink

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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