Ebon
/ˈɛbən/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Ebony; an ebony tree. poetic
Adjective
- 1 Made of ebony. poetic
"“A stranger knight,” sayd he, “unknowne by name, / But knowne by fame, and by an Hebene speare […].”"
- 2 Black in colour. literary, poetic
"...flowers stood beside, in an alabaster vase—exotics, that say, "our growth has been precious." A lute leant against the ebon stand; but the face of the lady wore the expression of deep and touching sorrow."
- 3 Having dark skin; black. literary, offensive
"Woona had silently and swiftly backed away; and her ebon face, Ursula saw, had changed into leaden flabbiness with some horrible fear."
Adjective
- 1 of a very dark black wordnet
Example
More examples"“A stranger knight,” sayd he, “unknowne by name, / But knowne by fame, and by an Hebene speare […].”"
Etymology
From Old French eban (modern ébène), from Latin ebenus, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos, “ebony tree”).