Definitions for ebonyˈɛb ə ni
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
eb•on•yˈɛb ə ni(n.; adj.)(pl.)-on•ies
(n.)a hard, heavy, durable, dark wood from tropical trees of the African and Asian genus Diospyros, of the ebony family, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
Category: Furniture
any tree yielding such wood.
Category: Furniture, Plants
a deep, lustrous black.
(adj.)made of ebony.
Category: Furniture
of a deep, lustrous black.
Origin of ebony:
1590–1600; earlier hebeny; see ebon ; -y perh. after ivory
Princeton's WordNet
coal black, ebony, jet black, pitch black, sable, soot black(noun)
a very dark black
ebony(noun)
hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys
ebony, ebony tree, Diospyros ebenum(adj)
tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
ebon, ebony(adj)
of a very dark black
Wiktionary
ebony(Noun)
A hard, heavy, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
ebony(Noun)
A tree that yields such wood.
ebony(Noun)
A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument
ebony(Adjective)
Made of ebony wood.
ebony(Adjective)
A deep, dark black colour.
ebony(Adjective)
Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans
Ebony(ProperNoun)
from the noun ebony, of mostly African-American usage since the mid-twentieth century.
Origin: Earlier hebeny, from ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from ebenius, from hebenus, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from 3341321633ED31B1.
Webster Dictionary
Ebony(noun)
a hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green
Ebony(adj)
made of ebony, or resembling ebony; black; as, an ebony countenance
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Ebony
a name given to Blackwood by James Hogg, and eventually applied to his magazine.
Translations for ebony
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ebony(noun)
noun, adjective (of) a type of wood, usually black and almost as heavy and hard as stone.
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