WordNet
pitch blackness
n. total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night" [syn: total darkness, lightlessness, blackness, black]
Usage examples of "pitch blackness".
His lamp was waning, and he would soon be in pitch blackness with no means of sight or guidance.
In the pitch blackness of the cell, Siuan opened her eyes, stirred, winced, and was still.
She used her lamp to light the key lamp, and as before, all the rest lit, lifting the room out of its pitch blackness, bringing it to life.
D'Agosta came to a halt beside him in the pitch blackness, fighting for breath.
DAgosta came to a halt beside him in the pitch blackness, fighting for breath.