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Onyx
//ˈɒnɪks// adj, name, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Jet-black; often, glossily so. not-comparable
"Near-synonyms: ebony, raven"
Proper Noun
- 1 A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.
Noun
- 1 A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. countable, uncountable
"People talk about using marble in the bathrooms. Marble wasn't good enough for use—we have onyx!"
- 2 a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos wordnet
- 3 A jet-black color, named after the gemstone. countable, uncountable
"Near-synonyms: ebony, raven"
- 4 Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Horaga. countable, uncountable
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English onix (c. 1300), earlier oniche (c. 1250), from Old French oniche or onix, from Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “onyx”). Doublet of unguis.
Etymology 2
From Middle English onix (c. 1300), earlier oniche (c. 1250), from Old French oniche or onix, from Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “onyx”). Doublet of unguis.
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