fuligin
/ˈfjuːlə.d͡ʒɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
fuliginous; sooty or black.
adj
of the colour fuligin.
Example Sentences
- "Then the Forestal took the Staff of Law, black as fuligin after her battle - -"
- "“What is the tinct of your own guild?” “Fuligin,” I told him. “The color that is darker than black.”"
- "2001, “Richard Horton” (username), “REVIEW: Vernor Vinge’s ‘Across Realtime’” “I'm wearing black only until I find something darker.” — “Fuligin, Mark. Fuligin.”"
- "2003, “Mike Andrews” (username), “hosteurope blackhat?” More like fuligin: darker than an event horizon."
- "The shadow hovers o’er us, old and long, Its power fuligin and vast."
Etymology
From Italian fuliggine.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: fuliggine