ebony
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈɛbəni/
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- His eyes are like the blue sky, his hair the color of ebony.
Examples
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The artist painted the wall a deep shade of ebony, creating a striking contrast with the bright furniture.
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Her hair was down, brushed to a rich ebony shine, and she wore a silk dressing gown of palest green.
Fiction book (2002) -
Now, though, it is the ebony skin, green and gold and black, that she knows she loves.
Fiction book (1997) -
Black leotard, ebony hair pulled tight back to her head.
Fiction book (1999) -
One of the purest black like ebony, the other... white as bone.
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My eyes are softened by the midnight ebony.
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The good queen longed for a child to love, whose skin would be as white as snow, her lips as red as rubies... and her hair as black as ebony.
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Betty, bless her, had a wonderful way with long hair, so that Allegra's ebony tresses had been tamed without losing their vibrant life.
Fiction book (1991) -
In the scant light of a partial moon, the sweated chestnut gelding looked black as ebony and as glossy.
Fiction book (1997) -
Her dress was a stunning ebony black that shimmered under the lights at the gala.
Synonyms
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1.0
Very dark in color like coal or the night
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3.2
Completely dark with no light at all
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3.9
Very black like coal or a dark night
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7.9
A very dark black color often used in art and flags
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3.3
Very dark like black ink
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3.2
Very dark black like raven feathers in the sun
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2.8
Very dark like the color of coal
Very deep black in color
A very dark color like the black dust from a fire
Very black in color like dust left by a fire
Very deep black like soot
Very dark black with a slight bluish grey tint
A deep black paint used by artists, originally made from burnt ivory
A black pigment made by burning animal bones for paint and ink
Antonyms
Compounds
A small fern with shiny black stems and delicate green leaves that grows on rocky, shaded ground
A very hard, almost black wood that people use for fine furniture and musical instruments
- Indian
A small Asian tree with hard dark wood and pink or white orchid-like flowers
How Dark
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ebony comes from the old Greek word ebenos for a hard, dark wood whose deep black color was famous; people used that wood's color as a clear image. So, ebony as a noun means the very dark black color like that wood.