jet black

/dʒɛt blæk/
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Definitions of jet black
  1. noun
    a very dark black
    synonyms: coal black, ebony, pitch black, sable, soot black
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    type of:
    black, blackness, inkiness
    the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
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