helsvart

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hel +‎ svart

Adjective

helsvart (indefinite singular helsvart, definite singular and plural helsvarte)

all black (no other colour)
(figurative) gloomy, hopeless

Alternative forms

heilsvart (Nynorsk also)

References

“helsvart” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“helsvart” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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