ebony

Meanings

Plural: ebonies

Noun

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.

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

Synonyms

coal black, Diospyros ebenum, ebon, ebony tree, jet black, pitch black, sable, soot black

Scrabble Score: 10

ebony is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ebony is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ebony is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

ebony is a valid Words With Friends word