Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coal-black

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: coal-black
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of coal black.

Example Sentences

"I arrived at the fag end of winter, in the time of the veritable Bulgakovian black snow — fur-grey, at least, in the parks and under the Kremlin walls; great coal-black lumps in the gutters of the big prospekty."

Synonyms

jet jet-black pitchy sooty

Questions

What does coal-black mean?: Alternative form of coal black.

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