stockfinster
pitch-black
English translations
- 01
stock-dark
- 02
pitch-dark
Word details
- German meaning
- Stockfinster bedeutet, dass es extrem dunkel ist, so dunkel, dass man fast nichts sehen kann.
- English meaning
- Pitch black means extremely dark, to the point where you can barely see anything.
- Synonym
- pechschwarz, rabenschwarz
- German example
- In der Höhle war es stockfinster, wir brauchten unbedingt eine Taschenlampe.
- English example
- It was pitch black in the cave; we definitely needed a flashlight.
Related words
- sternenhell
starlit
Example sentences with “stockfinster”
Es war stockfinster im Keller. (It was pitch-black in the cellar.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the origin of 'stockfinster'?
Like 'stocktaub', 'stock-' serves as an intensifier. 'Finster' means dark.