🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

エボニー

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ebonī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ebon/ˈiː.bən/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"そのピアノはエボニーで作られており、豪華な外観を持っています。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Of a deep black color; resembling ebony.

    "The night sky was ebon, dotted with shimmering stars."
As noun
  1. 1

    A type of dark, dense wood from the ebony tree, often used in fine furniture and musical instruments.

    "The piano was crafted from ebon, giving it a rich, luxurious appearance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'ebon' is derived from the Middle English 'ebon', which comes from the Old French 'ébène', and ultimately from the Latin 'ebenum', referring to the dark, dense wood of the ebony tree. The word has evolved to describe not only the wood itself but also a color associated with deep blackness.

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