Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ebony | Yes | Yes | No | No |
black | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
ebony (noun) | black (noun) |
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a very dark black | black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning) |
tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork | (board games) the darker pieces |
hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys | the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) |
total absence of light |
ebony (adjective) | black (adjective) |
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of a very dark black | being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light |
of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin | |
marked by anger or resentment or hostility | |
(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood | |
(of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading | |
extremely dark | |
soiled with dirt or soot | |
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | |
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable | |
offering little or no hope | |
distributed or sold illicitly | |
harshly ironic or sinister | |
(of coffee) without cream or sugar | |
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin |
ebony (verb) | black (verb) |
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make or become black |