Pitch-black
adjective
Completely black or dark, especially that no shapes can be seen.
It was pitch-black outside and he couldn't see anything
Often appears as...
- pitch-black night
- pitch-black room
adjective
Completely black or dark, especially that no shapes can be seen.
It was pitch-black outside and he couldn't see anything
Often appears as...
- pitch-black night
- pitch-black room
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Pro Tip 1/3Visibility Nil
Used to describe an environment where no light is present, making sight impossible.
When the power went out, the basement was pitch-black.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Extreme
Emphasizes the intense darkness, stronger than 'very dark'.
She feared driving at night due to the pitch-black country roads.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Effect
Can convey a sense of fear or the unknown, often used in horror or suspense.
He hesitated before entering the pitch-black forest.
Pro Tip 1/3Visibility Nil
Used to describe an environment where no light is present, making sight impossible.
When the power went out, the basement was pitch-black.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Extreme
Emphasizes the intense darkness, stronger than 'very dark'.
She feared driving at night due to the pitch-black country roads.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Effect
Can convey a sense of fear or the unknown, often used in horror or suspense.
He hesitated before entering the pitch-black forest.
Pro Tip 1/3Visibility Nil
Used to describe an environment where no light is present, making sight impossible.
When the power went out, the basement was pitch-black.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Extreme
Emphasizes the intense darkness, stronger than 'very dark'.
She feared driving at night due to the pitch-black country roads.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Effect
Can convey a sense of fear or the unknown, often used in horror or suspense.
He hesitated before entering the pitch-black forest.
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Exploring the Edge of...
feet so it's pitch-black we're going in a world that's absolutely eternally dark so you can't see very far and you're and we were doing it within a submarine which was silly because we spent most of our time in an elevator because the the coefficient of drag has an exponential function in it so you can't increase
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To the North Pole in...
the most intense experiences I ever had in my whole life jumping from one ice crew to another we were swimming across this pitch-black open leads from one ice floe and across we fought in tents called polar bears lurking around but at the same time this is probably also the most
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Ash Beckham: We're all...
but that is on them, not on you. Those are their expectations of who you are, not yours. That is their story, not yours. The only story that matters is the one that you want to write. So the next time you find yourself in a pitch-black closet clutching your grenade,
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Why does ice float in...
of liquid water. And you know that if an object is less dense than the fluid it's in, it will float. So, ice floats on water, so what? Well, let's consider a world without floating ice. The coldest part of the ocean would be the pitch-black ocean floor,
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Safari Live - Day 32 PIPE...
can see that and they're really marching now he's gonna pop up next to us and you can see how pitch-black it is till we put the infrared on so the grass is quite short after the ball the beasts have been through here so you can see
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Safari Live - Day 15 PIPE...
it's pitch-black around us and I'm watching it's the exact same picture that you are through the monitor I wonder if they're going to get spotted it or they're going to be successful and yeah lead lioness isn't laid down and
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Martin Schoeller: Kayapo...
and they demanded electricity. They're hooked up to the grid. This is their men's house. It's even lit at night. It was pitch-black in the other villages. As opposed to the outside world the jungle there looks more
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Underwater astonishments...
We're going to go on a dive to the deep sea, and anyone that's had that lovely opportunity knows that for about two and half hours on the way down, it's a perfectly positively pitch-black world.
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Underwater astonishments...
we're gonna go on and dive to the deep sea and anyone that's had that lovely opportunity knows that for about two and a half hours on the way down it's a perfectly positively pitch-black world
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How to see with sound -...
In a pitch-black cave, bats can’t see much. But even with their eyes shut, they can navigate rocky topography at incredible speeds.
Video examples
Exploring the Edge of...
feet so it's pitch-black we're going in a world that's absolutely eternally dark so you can't see very far and you're and we were doing it within a submarine which was silly because we spent most of our time in an elevator because the the coefficient of drag has an exponential function in it so you can't increase
Video examples
To the North Pole in...
the most intense experiences I ever had in my whole life jumping from one ice crew to another we were swimming across this pitch-black open leads from one ice floe and across we fought in tents called polar bears lurking around but at the same time this is probably also the most
Video examples
Ash Beckham: We're all...
but that is on them, not on you. Those are their expectations of who you are, not yours. That is their story, not yours. The only story that matters is the one that you want to write. So the next time you find yourself in a pitch-black closet clutching your grenade,
Video examples
Why does ice float in...
of liquid water. And you know that if an object is less dense than the fluid it's in, it will float. So, ice floats on water, so what? Well, let's consider a world without floating ice. The coldest part of the ocean would be the pitch-black ocean floor,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 32 PIPE...
can see that and they're really marching now he's gonna pop up next to us and you can see how pitch-black it is till we put the infrared on so the grass is quite short after the ball the beasts have been through here so you can see
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Safari Live - Day 15 PIPE...
it's pitch-black around us and I'm watching it's the exact same picture that you are through the monitor I wonder if they're going to get spotted it or they're going to be successful and yeah lead lioness isn't laid down and
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Martin Schoeller: Kayapo...
and they demanded electricity. They're hooked up to the grid. This is their men's house. It's even lit at night. It was pitch-black in the other villages. As opposed to the outside world the jungle there looks more
Video examples
Underwater astonishments...
We're going to go on a dive to the deep sea, and anyone that's had that lovely opportunity knows that for about two and half hours on the way down, it's a perfectly positively pitch-black world.
Video examples
Underwater astonishments...
we're gonna go on and dive to the deep sea and anyone that's had that lovely opportunity knows that for about two and a half hours on the way down it's a perfectly positively pitch-black world
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How to see with sound -...
In a pitch-black cave, bats can’t see much. But even with their eyes shut, they can navigate rocky topography at incredible speeds.
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Quote examples
Leven Rambin
American Actress
I did some pretty crazy stuff that I never thought I would do, for the sake of a movie, like surfing in eight-foot waves in pitch-black darkness, where I can't see anything. That still haunts me, kind of, in my nightmares, but it was worth it, it was fun.
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Charles R. Swindoll
American Clergyman
Sometimes I wake up before dawn, and I love sitting up in the middle of the bed with all the lights off, pitch-black dark, and talking to the Father, with no interruptions and nothing that reminds me that there's anything in life but me and Him.
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Saint Teresa of Avila
Spanish Saint
When the soul, through its own fault... becomes rooted in a pool of pitch-black, evil smelling water, it produces nothing but misery and filth.
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Charles Krauthammer
American Journalist
I would write my editorials using a manual typewriter in pitch-black darkness... I would produce the whole thing without having seen the text.
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Sarah Harding
Yeah, I don't like pitch-black dark. I always like to have a crack of light coming into my bedroom.
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Leven Rambin
American Actress
I did some pretty crazy stuff that I never thought I would do, for the sake of a movie, like surfing in eight-foot waves in pitch-black darkness, where I can't see anything. That still haunts me, kind of, in my nightmares, but it was worth it, it was fun.
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Charles R. Swindoll
American Clergyman
Sometimes I wake up before dawn, and I love sitting up in the middle of the bed with all the lights off, pitch-black dark, and talking to the Father, with no interruptions and nothing that reminds me that there's anything in life but me and Him.
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Saint Teresa of Avila
Spanish Saint
When the soul, through its own fault... becomes rooted in a pool of pitch-black, evil smelling water, it produces nothing but misery and filth.
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Charles Krauthammer
American Journalist
I would write my editorials using a manual typewriter in pitch-black darkness... I would produce the whole thing without having seen the text.
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Sarah Harding
Yeah, I don't like pitch-black dark. I always like to have a crack of light coming into my bedroom.
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