ebon

Examples

• All

• The artist used ebon paint to create a sense of depth in the shadows.

• She wore an ebon dress to the gala.

• She wore an ebon gown to the elegant evening ball.

• The sky was an ebon expanse, dotted with countless stars.

• She wore an ebon gown to the elegant evening ball.

• The artist used ebon paint to create a sense of depth in the shadows.

• The sky was an ebon expanse, dotted with countless stars.

Synonyms

B

black

vsebon

∞ 1.0

Very dark in color like coal or the night

is used with more poetic or literary effect rather than plain naming

I

inky

vsebon

14 2.8

Very dark in color like black ink

is a more poetic expression of the same deep black color

J

jet-black

vsebon

3 3.9

Very black like coal or a dark night

is more literary than the image based comparison to jet or coal

E

ebony

vsebon

2 5.1

Very dark black like deep night

is more literary and poetic in tone

I

inky-black

vsebon

1 3.3

Very dark like black ink

is a poetic description of deep black rather than an ink simile

I

ink-black

vsebon

1 3.2

Very dark black like raven feathers in the sun

uses poetic language instead of a direct ink comparison

A

atramentous

vsebon

• Archaic

9.9

Very dark, almost black, in color or very sad and gloomy

focuses on deep black color primarily without implying melancholy

How Dark

pitch-black

8 3.4

ebon

• Literature

9.9

dark

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology