helsvart

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hel +‎ svart.

Adjective

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

1. all black (no other colour)
2. (figurative) gloomy, hopeless

Alternative forms

• heilsvart (Nynorsk also)

References

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