black
adj//blæk//svart, mörk, svärta, den, svarta
(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
(US, UK, South Africa) Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
(sometimes, capitalized) Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)
Bad; evil; ill-omened.
(of objects or markets) Illegitimate, illegal, or disgraced.
(board games, chess) Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess, the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour).
Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.
Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.
(taxonomy, especially) Dark in comparison to another species with the same base name.
(of a location or setting) Without light.
(countable, and, uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
(countable) A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
(countable, British) A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.
(countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces.
(countable, and, uncountable) A black dye or pigment.
(countable, billiards, snooker, pool) The black ball.