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ebony vs blackness

blackness vs ebony

ebony and blackness both are nouns.

ebony is an adjective but blackness is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ebony Yes Yes No No
blackness Yes No No No
As nouns, blackness is a hypernym of ebony; that is, blackness is a word with a broader meaning than ebony:
  • ebony: a very dark black
  • blackness: the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
Other hypernyms of ebony include black, inkiness.
ebony (noun) blackness (noun)
a very dark black the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork total absence of light
hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys
ebony (adjective) blackness (adjective)
of a very dark black
Difference between ebony and blackness

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