His locks were as black as ebony and fell upon his neck which the sun had tanned; but one might have imagined that it was the shadow of his hair that thus darkened the colour of his skin.
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Ebony
Synonyms for "ebony" (224 found)
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Closest matches (45)
Noun(3 words)
acaciaailanthusalderalligator pearallspicealmondappleapricotashaspenatramentousavocadobalsabalsambanyanbassbasswoodbaybayberrybeamless
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beechbeechwoodbetel palmbirchblackblack as coalblack as ebonyblack as inkblack as midnightblack as nightblack raceblacknessbuckeyeburlbutternutbuttonwoodcacaocaliginouscandleberrycashew
Adjective(2 words)
black voidblacker
Strong matches (67)
Related words (112)
larchlaurellemonlimelindenlitchilitchi nutlocustlogwoodmagnoliamahoganymangomangrovemaplemedlarmelanismmidnightmountain ashmulberrynight
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night-blacknight-cladnight-cloakednight-darknight-enshroudednight-fillednight-mantlednight-veilednigrescencenigritudenigrousnutmegoakobfuscatedobscureobscuredoccultedoliveorangepalmpapawpapayapeachpearpecanpersimmonpinepistachiopitchpitch-blackpitch-darkpitchyplaneplumpomegranatepoplarquinceraffia palmrain treeravenraven-blackraylessredwoodsablesandalwoodsassafrassennasequoiasloesloe-blacksloe-coloredsmokesmutsootsprucestarlesssumacsunlessswarthysycamoretangerinetartar-blacktarryteaktenebrioustenebrosetenebroustreetulip treeunilluminatedunlightedunlitwalnutwillowwitch hazelwoodyew
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10 entriesdeep blackebony furnitureebony patinaebony plankebony sheenebony timberebony toneebony veneerglossy blackjet black
Collocations
8 entriesebony colorebony finishebony furnitureebony inlayebony skinebony timberebony veneerebony wood
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
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2 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
The moon was low upon the right, and the jagged pinnacle of a granite tor stood up against the lower curve of its silver disc. There, outlined as black as an ebony statue on that shining background, I saw the figure of a man upon the tor.
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Her eyes were as black as ebony and as deep as the sea.
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The organ of this cathedral is made of ebony, except the pipes of course.
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