(as) black as a raven's feather



(as) black as a raven's feather

1. dated Completely black; totally without light or color. The basement gives me the creeps, it's as black as a raven's feather 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's feather.
See also: black, feather

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HilbertHIL-bertGerman
JorisYO-ris (Dutch)Dutch, Frisian
Blago-Croatian
Achebe['a:tʃeibei]
Madona-Georgian
CassianKASH-ən (English)Ancient Roman (Anglicized)