stockdunkel
pitch black
English translations
- 01
stock-dark
- 02
deep darkness
Word details
- German meaning
- Stockdunkel bedeutet vollkommen dunkel, ohne jegliches Licht.
- English meaning
- pitch black
- Synonym
- pechschwarz, finster
- German example
- Es war stockdunkel im Keller.
- English example
- It was pitch black in the basement.
- Opposite of
- pitch-darktaghell
Related words
- taghell
Daylight-bright means as bright as day, very bright or radiant.
- sternenhell
starlit
Example sentences with “stockdunkel”
Es war stockdunkel im Keller. (It was pitch black in the cellar.)
Frequently asked questions
Why 'stock'?
It's an intensifier, similar to 'pitch' in 'pitch black'.