(as) black as a raven



(as) black as a raven

1. dated Completely black; totally without light or color. The basement gives me the creeps, it's as black as a raven down there!
2. dated Of a thoroughly evil, mean-spirited, or ungenerous mindset or disposition. She narrowed her eyes, and I could tell her thoughts had turned as black as a raven.
See also: black, raven

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Leopoldole-o-POL-do (Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
PatsyPAT-seeEnglish, Irish
HenningHE-ning (German), HEN-ning (Swedish)German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Elyse-English
Jozafatyaw-ZAH-fahtPolish
Eutychios-Ancient Greek