stockfinster

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.