jet-black

[jet-blak]

adjective

1. deep-black.

   jet-black hair.

jet black

noun

1. 1. a deep black colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      jet-black hair

Word History and Origins

Origin of jet-black¹

First recorded in 1475–85

Example Sentences

Black Sabbath fans initially dubbed him with it thanks to his jet black onstage persona, decadent aura and lyrics that seemed obsessed by the occult.

From BBC

“I don’t know. He’s got these weird eyebrows that were jet black, and we made them different and we were like, ‘It’s no longer him.’

From Salon

He is this tall, lanky Australian man in his late 60s wearing dress shoes, a tie and a three-piece suit, his jet black hair slicked back.

From Salon

A half-hour away in Palm Desert, Swiss artist Raphael Hefti, 46, has stretched an impossibly long strip of reinforced fire-hose material, jet black on one side and mirror-bright silver on the other.

From Los Angeles Times

A huge banqueting room with jet black walls and breathtaking artwork of classical scenes was found last year.

From BBC