Main Difference
The main difference between Black and Ebony is that the Black is a darkest color, resulting from the absence or complete absorption of light. Like white and grey, it is an achromatic color, literally a color without hue and Ebony is a wood.
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Black
Black is the darkest color, the result of the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, literally a color without hue, like white and gray. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness, while white represents light. Black and white have often been used to describe opposites; particularly truth and ignorance, good and evil, the Dark Ages versus Age of Enlightenment. Since the Middle Ages, black has been the symbolic color of solemnity and authority, and for this reason is still commonly worn by judges and magistrates.Black was one of the first colors used by artists in neolithic cave paintings. In the 14th century, it was worn by royalty, clergy, judges and government officials in much of Europe. It became the color worn by English romantic poets, businessmen and statesmen in the 19th century, and a high fashion color in the 20th century. In the Roman Empire, it became the color of mourning, and over the centuries it was frequently associated with death, evil, witches and magic. According to surveys in Europe and North America, it is the color most commonly associated with mourning, the end, secrets, magic, force, violence, evil, and elegance.Black ink is the most common color used for printing books, newspapers and documents, as provides the highest contrast with white paper and thus the easiest color to read. Similarly, black text on a white screen is the most common format used on computer screens.
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Ebony
Ebony is a dense black hardwood, most commonly yielded by several different species in the genus Diospyros, which also contains the persimmons. Ebony is dense enough to sink in water. It is finely-textured and has a very smooth finish when polished, making it valuable as an ornamental wood. The word ebony comes from the Ancient Egyptian hbny, through the Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), into Latin and Middle English.
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Black (adjective)
Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
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Black (adjective)
Without light.
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Black (adjective)
Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.
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Black (adjective)
Designated for use by those ethnic groups which have dark pigmentation of the skin.
“black drinking fountain; black hospital”
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Black (adjective)
Of the spades or clubs suits. Compare of the hearts or diamonds suit
“I got two red queens, he got one of the black queens.”
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Black (adjective)
Bad; evil; ill-omened.
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Black (adjective)
Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen.
“He shot her a black look.”
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Black (adjective)
Illegitimate, illegal or disgraced.
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Black (adjective)
Overcrowded.
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Black (adjective)
Without any cream, milk{{,}} or creamer.
“Jim drinks his coffee black, but Ellen prefers it with creamer.”
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Black (adjective)
Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the “black” set (in chess the set used by the player who moves second) often regardless of the pieces’ actual colour.
“The black pieces in this chess set are made of dark blue glass.”
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Black (adjective)
Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color. Compare said of a character or symbol outline, not filled with color.
“Compare two Unicode symbols: l|mul||☞|sc=Zsym = “WHITE RIGHT POINTING INDEX”; l|mul||☛|sc=Zsym = BLACK RIGHT POINTING INDEX”
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Black (adjective)
Related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
“After the election, the parties united in a black-yellow alliance.”
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Black (adjective)
Relating to an initiative whose existence or exact nature must remain withheld from the general public.
“5 percent of the Defense Department funding will go to black projects.”
“Originally “the Black North” meant west Ulster,”
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Black (adjective)
Used in the vernacular name of a species to indicate that it has one or more features that is black or dark, especially in comparison to another species with the same base name.
“black birch, black locust, black rhino”
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Black (noun)
The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
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Black (noun)
A black dye or pigment.
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Black (noun)
A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
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Black (noun)
Black cloth hung up at funerals.
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Black (noun)
A person of African, Aborigine, or Maori descent; a dark-skinned person.
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Black (noun)
The black ball.
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Black (noun)
The edge of home plate
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Black (noun)
A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.
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Black (noun)
Blackcurrant syrup (in mixed drinks, e.g. snakebite and black, cider and black).
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Black (noun)
The person playing with the black set of pieces.
“At this point black makes a disastrous move.”
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Black (noun)
Part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black.
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Black (noun)
A stain; a spot.
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Black (verb)
To make black, to blacken.
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Black (verb)
To apply blacking to something.
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Black (verb)
To boycott something or someone, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
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Ebony (noun)
A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
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Ebony (noun)
A tree that yields such wood.
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Ebony (noun)
A deep, dark black colour.
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Ebony (noun)
A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument
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Ebony (adjective)
Made of ebony wood.
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Ebony (adjective)
A deep, dark colour.
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Ebony (adjective)
Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans.
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Black (adjective)
of the very darkest colour owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white
“her long black hair”
“black smoke”
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Black (adjective)
(of the sky or night) completely dark owing to the sun, moon, or stars not being visible
“the sky was moonless and black”
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Black (adjective)
deeply stained with dirt
“the walls were black with age and dirt”
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Black (adjective)
(of a plant or animal) dark in colour as distinguished from a lighter variety
“Japanese black pine”
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Black (adjective)
(of coffee or tea) served without milk
“Doyle took his coffee black”
“a mug of black coffee”
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Black (adjective)
of or denoting the suits spades and clubs in a pack of cards.
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Black (adjective)
(of a ski run) of the highest level of difficulty, as indicated by black markers positioned along it.
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Black (adjective)
belonging to or denoting any human group having dark-coloured skin, especially of African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry
“black adolescents of Jamaican descent”
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Black (adjective)
relating to black people
“black culture”
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Black (adjective)
characterized by tragic or disastrous events; causing despair or pessimism
“the future looks black”
“five thousand men were killed on the blackest day of the war”
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Black (adjective)
(of a person’s state of mind) full of gloom or misery; very depressed
“Jean had disappeared and Mary was in a black mood”
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Black (adjective)
(of humour) presenting tragic or harrowing situations in comic terms
“‘Good place to bury the bodies,’ she joked with black humour”
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Black (adjective)
full of anger or hatred
“Rory shot her a black look”
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Black (adjective)
very evil or wicked
“my soul is steeped in the blackest sin”
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Black (adjective)
denoting a covert military procedure
“clearance for black operations came from the highest political level”
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Black (adjective)
(of goods or work) not to be handled or undertaken by trade union members, especially so as to express support for an industrial dispute elsewhere
“the union declared the ship black”
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Black (noun)
black colour or pigment
“a tray decorated in black and green”
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Black (noun)
black clothes or material, typically worn as a sign of mourning
“only one or two of the mourners were in black”
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Black (noun)
darkness, especially of night or an overcast sky
“the only thing visible in the black was the light of the torch”
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Black (noun)
the player of the black pieces in chess or draughts
“Black’s king’s defences are somewhat weakened”
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Black (noun)
a black thing, in particular the black ball in snooker.
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Black (noun)
a member of a dark-skinned people, especially one of African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry
“they tend to identify strongly with other blacks”
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Black (noun)
the situation of not owing money to a bank or of making a profit in a business operation
“it is hoped the club will be back in the black by the end of the season”
“an insurance company operating in the black will be able to pay for further growth”
“I managed to break even in the first six months—quite a short time for a small business to get into the black”
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Black (noun)
blackcurrant cordial
“a rum and black”
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Black (verb)
make (something) black, especially with polish
“the steps of the house were neatly blacked”
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Black (verb)
make (one’s face and other visible parts) black with polish or make-up so as not to be seen at night or to play the role of a black person in a play or film
“white extras blacking up their faces to play Ethiopians”
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Black (verb)
refuse to handle (goods), undertake (work), or have dealings with (a person or business) as a way of taking industrial action
“the union blacked the film because overtime was not being paid”
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Ebony (noun)
heavy blackish or very dark brown timber from a mainly tropical tree.
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Ebony (noun)
a very dark brown or black colour
“his ebony hair”
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Ebony (noun)
a tree of tropical and warm-temperate regions which produces ebony.
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Ebony (noun)
used in names of trees of other families which produce timber similar to ebony, e.g. Jamaican (or American) ebony.