jet-black

adjective

ˈjet-ˈblak 

: deep black in color : black as jet

jet-black hair

Examples of jet-black in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Usher’s taste for dark walls continued in this dwelling, where the double-height entryway featured numerous contemporary artworks highlighted against jet-black walls and a grand staircase with wrought-iron railing. — Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026

Her striking beauty—jet-black hair, almond eyes, and bold eyebrows—left a powerful impression even more vivid in person than in photographs. — Literary Hub, 28 July 2026

Now, Fedorov’s abrupt, surprise dismissal is casting jet-black clouds over Ukraine’s metamorphosis into a super-tech fighting force. — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Rooms are comfortable and in the same white idiom, often with jet-black bathrooms; some are duplexes with high ceilings and large windows. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for jet-black

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback