ebony
Plural: ebonies
Noun
- A hard, heavy, dark-colored wood from certain trees.
- a very dark black
- hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys
- tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
- A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
- A tree that yields such wood.
- A deep, dark black colour.
- Dark skin colour.
- A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument (as opposed to ivory).
Adjective Satellite
- of a very dark black
Adj
- Made of ebony wood.
- A deep, dark black colour.
- Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans.
Examples
- He played EBONY, using the challenging ’Y’ for a surprising bonus.
Origin / Etymology
From earlier heben, 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 ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj, U13:n-Z4:M3
Scrabble Score: 10
ebony: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordebony: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ebony: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
ebony: valid Words With Friends Word