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- [eb-uh n]
- /ˈɛb ən/
- /ˈe.bən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [eb-uh n]
- /ˈɛb ən/
Definitions of ebon word
- adjective ebon ebony (def 6). 1
- noun ebon Dark brown or black; ebony. 1
- abbreviation EBON ebony 0
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Origin of ebon
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English eban, ebyn ebony < Anglo-French eban(ne), Old French eban, ebaine < Medieval Latin ebanus, for Latin (h)ebenus < Greek ébenos, of Semitic orig.
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Parts of speech for Ebon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ebon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ebon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ebon
adj ebon
- jet — a compact black coal, susceptible of a high polish, used for making beads, jewelry, buttons, etc.
- slate — a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- onyx — Mineralogy. a variety of chalcedony having straight parallel bands of alternating colors. Compare Mexican onyx.
- coal — Coal is a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel.
- sable — an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
adjective ebon
- atramentous — similar to or as black as ink
- hair — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
Antonyms for ebon
adj ebon
- white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
- hopeful — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
- optimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
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