Ebony Definition
ĕbə-nē
ebonies
noun
ebonies
Any of various tropical Asian or African trees of the genus Diospyros.
American Heritage
The hard, heavy, dark, durable wood of any of various trees, esp. of a group of persimmons native to tropical Africa, Asia, and Sri Lanka: it is used for furniture and decorative woodwork.
Webster's New World
Any tree that yields this wood.
Webster's New World
Black or very dark brown.
Webster's New World
adjective
Made of ebony.
Webster's New World
Like ebony, esp. in color; dark or black.
Webster's New World
Designating a family (Ebenaceae, order Ebenales) of dicotyledonous tropical trees and shrubs, including the persimmon.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A female given name from the noun ebony, of mostly African-American usage since the mid-twentieth century.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Ebony
Noun
Singular:
ebony
Plural:
eboniesOrigin of Ebony
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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 ἔβενος (ebenos), from Egyptian (hbny).
From Wiktionary
Probably from Middle English hebenyf ebony wood from alteration of Late Latin hebeninus of ebony from Greek ebeninos from ebenos ebony tree from Egyptian hbny
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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