ebony

eb·on·y  (b-n)

n. pl. eb·on·ies

1. Any of various tropical Asian or African trees of the genus Diospyros.

2. The wood of such a tree, especially the hard black heartwood of D. ebenum or certain other species, used in cabinetwork and inlaying and for piano keys.

3. The hard dark wood of various other trees.

4. The color black; ebon.

adj.

1. Made of or suggesting ebony.

2. Black in color.

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[Probably from Middle English hebenyf, ebony wood, from alteration of Late Latin hebeninus, of ebony, from Greek ebeninos, from ebenos, ebony tree, from Egyptian hbny.]

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ebony [ˈɛbənɪ]

n pl -onies

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various tropical and subtropical trees of the genus Diospyros, esp D. ebenum of S India, that have hard dark wood: family Ebenaceae See also persimmon

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the wood of such a tree, much used for cabinetwork

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)

a.  a black colour, sometimes with a dark olive tinge

b.  (as adjective) an ebony skin

[C16 hebeny, from Late Latin ebeninus from Greek ebeninos, from ebenos ebony, of Egyptian origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ebony - a very dark black                     coal black, jet black, pitch black, soot black, sable black, blackness, inkiness - the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
	2.	ebony - hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys Diospyros ebenum, ebony tree, ebony - tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	3.	ebony - tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork Diospyros ebenum, ebony tree Diospyros, genus Diospyros - a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood ebony - hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
Adj.	1.	ebony - of a very dark black ebon achromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"

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ebony

adjective black, dark, jet, raven, sable, pitch-black, jet-black, inky, swarthy, coal-black He had rich, soft ebony hair. see shades from black to white

Translations

ebony [ˈebənɪ]

A. N → ébano m

B. CPD → de ébano

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ebony [ˈɛbəni]

n → ébène f

modif [box, cabinet] → en ébène, d'ébène

adj (= dark) [skin] → d'ébène
e-book ebook [ˈiːbʊk] n → livre m électronique

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ebony

n → Ebenholz nt

adj colour → schwarz wie Ebenholz; material → aus Ebenholz; hair, face → ebenholzfarben

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ebony [ˈɛbənɪ] n → ebano

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ebony [ˈɛbənɪ] n → ebano

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ebony [ˈebəni]

1  noun, adjective (of) a type of wood, usually black and almost as heavy and hard as stone.

2  adjective black as ebony.