Meaning

3 senses
  1. Made of ebony wood.

    aus Ebenholz, Ebenholz-

    эбе́новыйebénovyj

    ебе́новийebénovyj

  2. A deep, dark black colour.

    Near-synonyms: onyx, raven

    ebenholzfarben

    чёрныйčórnyj

    of a very dark black

  3. Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The cat's fur shimmered with a deep ebony hue.

  2. Her eyes were as black as ebony and as deep as the sea.

  3. The organ of this cathedral is made of ebony, except the pipes of course.

  4. The unicorn's horn is ebony.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
made of ebony wood:
Русский
By meaning 2
made of ebony wood:
deep, dark black colour:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
made of ebony wood:
deep, dark black colour:

Forms

more ebony, most ebony
Comparativemore ebony Lesson
Superlativemost ebony Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • of a very dark black:ebon

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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