Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tar-black

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: tar-black
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

As black as tar; (by extension) very black or dark.

Example Sentences

"His night's work done, he slipped back into the tar-black night ... […]"
"It was tar-black outside except for the flickering light of a torch stuck into a holder beside the door."
"[…] reinvents herself several times until she settles on the persona and name of “Bride” that befits the stunning image she creates of herself with her brilliant white clothes that contrast radically with her tar-black skin."

Etymology

From tar + black.

Synonyms

pitch-black

Questions

What does tar-black mean?: As black as tar; (by extension) very black or dark.
Where does tar-black come from?: From tar + black.

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