Meaning

1 senses

  1. (poetic)Black.

Examples

7 sentences

  1. The cat's fur appeared almost obsidian in the moonlight.

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  2. That is the blackest obsidian I have ever seen before.

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  3. Obsidian comes from volcanoes.

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  4. Obsidian is an igneous rock.

    ruОбсидиан - это магматическая горная порода. — marafon

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  5. Obsidian is translucent.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Latin obsidianus; named after Obsidius, who was, according to Pliny, the Roman who di

From Latin obsidianus; named after Obsidius, who was, according to Pliny, the Roman who discovered the stone in Aethiopia.

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Forms

more obsidian, most obsidian
Comparativemore obsidian Lesson
Superlativemost obsidian Lesson

regular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
obsessB2obsessionB2obsessiveB2obsolescenceobsolete
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