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ebony
English
Etymology
From earlier hebeny, from Middle English ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from Ecclesiastical Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj,
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /??b.?n.i/
Noun
ebony (usually uncountable, plural ebonies)
- (uncountable) A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
- (countable) A tree that yields such wood.
- (countable and uncountable) A deep, dark black colour.
- (slang, countable) A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument.
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Adjective
ebony (comparative more ebony, superlative most ebony)
- Made of ebony wood.
- A deep, dark black colour.
- Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans.
- 2004, "Alyssa", Ebony Girls Need Attention (on newsgroup alt.sex.escorts)
- Want to watch my gorgeous ebony friend, Almond Joy, naked and online 24/7? She recently ended a long-term relationship and is now fully enjoying being a 25 year-old single gal in Beverly Hills.
- 2004, "Alyssa", Ebony Girls Need Attention (on newsgroup alt.sex.escorts)
Translations
See also
- calamander
- cocuswood
- tendu
- Appendix:Colors
Further reading
- ebony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Boney, Boyne, Bynoe, boney
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inky
English
Etymology
ink +? -y
Adjective
inky (comparative inkier, superlative inkiest)
- Of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.
- 1870, The Shamrock (volume 8, page 18)
- One black and gusty night, when the moon was down and the inky clouds swept fiercely overhead through the starless void; when the cruel wind raged and tore, and the sleety rain came swirlingly, drivingly down […]
- 1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 6
- Tenderly she bore him back through the inky jungle to where the tribe lay, and for many days and nights she sat guard beside him, bringing him food and water, and brushing the flies and other insects from his cruel wounds.
- 1870, The Shamrock (volume 8, page 18)
- Spattered or stained with ink.
- (obsolete, literary) Dark-skinned; black.
Synonyms
- (dark coloured): black, dark, murky
- (dark-skinned): black, dusky, sable, sooty, swarthy
Antonyms
- bright
- clear
- whitened
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