ebony

/ˈɛbəni/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a very dark black
2. hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys
3. tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork

adjective

1. of a very dark black

Synonyms for ebony

• coal black
• jet black
• pitch black
• sable
• soot black
• ebony tree
• Diospyros ebenum
• ebon
• achromatic