ebon
Richly dark hue
Ebon is a poetic or archaic word for black, especially a deep, lustrous black like ebony wood.
The word appears mainly in literary contexts: her ebon hair, ebon wings.
It functions as both adjective and noun, though the noun use is rare outside poetry.
Forced fluid stream
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
- onyxLayered black-white gemstone
- sableBlack, in heraldry
- ravenLarge black carrion bird
coal · charcoal · ink · pitch · midnight · panther · crow · licorice
Dark hours daily
- moonlessLacking lunar presence
- starlessLacking celestial pinpricks
- velvetThick-pile textile
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
gleaming · polished · sleek · burnished · glossy · sheen · sculptural · carved
jet
Forced fluid stream
raven · coal · charcoal · ink · pitch · midnight · panther · crow · licorice · lacquer
night
Dark hours daily
lustrous · gleaming · polished · sleek · burnished · glossy · sheen · sculptural · carved · smooth
shadow
Light blocked by object
abyss · eclipse · murk · tenebrous · lightless · unlit · sunless · stygian · pitch-dark · inky
piano
Keyed percussion instrument
veneer · inlay · marquetry · cabinet · carved · ornate · antique · precious · exotic · tropical
- Darknessblackness, pitch black, pitch-black, inkiness, murk
- Crosswordesealee, aloe, epee, erne, etui