raven-haired

Black as night

Raven-haired describes someone with hair that is glossy black, like the feathers of a raven.

The term is literary and somewhat old-fashioned, appearing most often in romance novels and fairy tales: a raven-haired beauty, the raven-haired stranger.

coloring

black

Darkest possible hue

  • ebonyDense dark tropical wood
  • jetForced fluid stream
  • sableBlack, in heraldry

coal · midnight · ink · obsidian · pitch · onyx · crow · dark · glossy · lustrous

gothic

pale

Lacking color intensity

nocturnal · ethereal · brooding · dramatic · striking · femme fatale · enchantress · sorceress · bewitching · alluring

literary

poetic

Of or like verse

archaic · novelistic · descriptive · prose · Victorian · Brontë · melodramatic · pulp · bodice-ripper · gothic

exotic

beauty

Aesthetic excellence

Celtic · East Asian · striking · contrast · porcelain · ivory · alabaster · complexion · features

Categories
Opposites
hair color/shade

raven-hairedblonde

Fair-haired person

fair-haired · golden-haired · towheaded · platinum blonde · white-haired

hair color warmth

raven-hairedred-haired

Having auburn locks

flame-haired · ginger · strawberry blonde · carrot-topped

Family

hair, hairy, raven, hairstyle, hairdo, ravens, hairbrush, hairpiece, haired

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G