Black and Light

Opposite meaning words

Show Definitions

Black adjective – Having the color of soot or coal.

Usage example: a little black dress blends into the night very well

Light is an antonym for black in dark topic.

Show Definitions

Light adjective – Of light complexion.

Usage example: her light skin tends to freckle easily in the sun

Black is an antonym for light in topics: simple, dark, blond, funny, content.

Share this image

Share this image

dress	black dress	light dress
clothing	black clothing	light clothing
hair	black hair	light hair
color	black color	light color
Other nouns: version, skin, armor, colors, eyes, shirt, wings.

There is a light-skinned black female character in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God who is contemptuous of dark-skinned black people.

Source: You Are What You Hate
The black skin tones in this movie range from very light to very dark, with Patsey, who is lauded (and hated) for her beauty, having skin nearly ebony-black.

Source: Film / 12 Years a Slave
The character customization feature allows you to pick from four different profiles: Pale with blond hair, light with black hair, brown with brown hair, and dark with black hair◊.

Source: Video Game / Pokémon Sun and Moon

Cite this Source

Light and Black. (2016). Retrieved 2020, November 30, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/black/light

Black & Light. N.p., 2016. Web. 30 Nov. 2020. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/black/light>.

Light or Black. 2016. Accessed November 30, 2020. https://thesaurus.plus/related/black/light.

Share this picture

Share this picture

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "black" and "light" have occurred on timeline: