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onyx

noun
/ˈɒnɪks/

Etymology

From Middle English onix (c. 1300), earlier oniche (c. 1250), from Old French oniche or onix, from Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “onyx”). Doublet of unguis.

  1. derived from ὄνυξ — “onyx”
  2. derived from onyx
  3. derived from oniche
  4. inherited from onix

Definitions

  1. A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.

    • People talk about using marble in the bathrooms. Marble wasn't good enough for use—we have onyx!

  2. A jet-black color, named after the gemstone.

    • Near-synonyms: ebony, raven

  3. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Horaga.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Jet-black

      Jet-black; often, glossily so.

      • Near-synonyms: ebony, raven
      • And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
      • There was no moon, only stars set brilliantly in the soft black onyx of the sky : a black night and very silent on Cimiez ; and a black and silent prospect from the verandah […]

    2. A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA