Definition of BLACKENED

blackened

Verb

  • make or become black
    • "The smoke blackened the ceiling"
    • "The ceiling blackened"
  • burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
    • "The cook blackened the chicken breast"
  • simple past and past participle of blacken

Adjective Satellite

  • darkened by smoke
    • "blackened rafters"
  • (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood

Adj

  • Darkened to the point of appearing black; as
  • Darkened to the point of appearing black; as:
  • Synonym of charred.
  • Darkened to the point of appearing black; as:
  • Synonym of blued.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English blakend, blakind, blakkenid, blakenid, equivalent to blacken + -ed.

Antonyms

whiten, whitened

Scrabble Score: 18

blackened: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
blackened: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
blackened: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

blackened: valid Words With Friends Word