(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
Dorotheado-ro-TE-ah (German), dawr-ə-THEE-ə (English)German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, English, Late Greek
Bertilo-Ancient Germanic
KaidenKAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
Annets['ænits]
Jiang-Chinese
Karesindakah-re-SEEN-dahEsperanto