Ebony word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "ebony" word

[noun] a very dark black
[noun] tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
[noun] hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys
[adjective] very dark black

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\Eb"on*y\, n.; pl. {Ebonies}. [F. ['e]b[`e]ne, L. ebenus, fr. Gr. ?; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. hobn[=i]m, pl. Cf. {Ebon}.] A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green. Note: The finest black ebony is the heartwood of {Diospyros reticulata}, of the Mauritius. Other species of the same genus ({D. Ebenum}, {Melanoxylon}, etc.), furnish the ebony of the East Indies and Ceylon. The West Indian green ebony is from a leguminous tree ({Brya Ebenus}), and from the {Exc[ae]caria glandulosa}.
\Eb"on*y\, a. Made of ebony, or resembling ebony; black; as, an ebony countenance. This ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling. --Poe.

Synonyms for ebony

achromatic, coal black, Diospyros ebenum, ebon, jet black, pitch black, sable, soot black

Related terms: ailanthus, coconut, cork oak, dark, eclipsed, frankincense, hawthorn, ironwood, laburnum, lemon, litchi nut, night-clad, oak, obscure, orange, pear, senna, soot, spruce, tar, walnut, witch hazel

The fun area, different aproach to word »ebony«

Let's analyse "ebony" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: YNOBE. Average typing speed for these characters is 1295 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: . -... --- -. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: ebony: 5 + 6 = 11, reduced: 11 (or 9 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: ebony: 5 + 2 + 6 + 5 + 7 = 25, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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