/ Dictionary / Index E ebony: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: eb•on•y Pronunciation: (eb'u-nē), [key] — n., pl. adj. -on•ies, —n. a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc. any tree yielding such wood. any of various similar woods or trees. a deep, lustrous black. —adj. made of ebony. of a deep, lustrous black. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: ebony (Thesaurus) ebonize ebony spleenwort Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language