Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forblack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-black
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Extremely black; jet-black.

Archaic

Etymology

From Middle English forblack, equivalent to for- + black.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

forblacker (comparative) more forblack (comparative) forblackest (superlative) most forblack (superlative)

Questions

What does forblack mean?
Extremely black; jet-black.
Where does forblack come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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