PITCH-BLACK

ˌpitch-ˈblack BrE AmE adjective

completely black or dark:

The lights were off and it was pitch-black.

—pitch-black noun [uncountable]

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THESAURUS

▪ dark if a place is dark, there is little or no light:

The room was very dark.

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No, you can’t play outside, it’s too dark.

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It was a dark night with clouds covering the moon.

▪ dimly-lit a dimly-lit building or place is fairly dark because the lights there are not very bright:

a dimly-lit restaurant

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The church was dimly lit.

▪ dim a dim light is fairly dark:

The camera can take good pictures even in dim lighting.

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The evening sky grew dim.

▪ darkened a darkened room or building is darker than usual, especially because its lights have been turned off or the curtains have been drawn:

The prisoner lay in a darkened room.

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The play starts with a darkened stage, and the sound of a woman singing softly.

▪ gloomy a gloomy place or room is not at all bright or cheerful:

The bar was gloomy and smelled of stale cigar smoke.

▪ murky dark and difficult to see through – used especially about water:

the murky waters of the lake

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I could hardly see him in the murky light of the bar.

▪ pitch-dark/pitch-black completely dark, so that nothing can be seen:

It was pitch-dark inside the shed.

▪ shady a shady place is cooler and darker than the area around it, because the light of the sun cannot reach it:

It was nice and shady under the trees.

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They found a shady spot for a picnic.