Antonyms for obsidian
Grammar : Adj, noun |
Spell : uh b-sid-ee-uh n |
Phonetic Transcription : əbˈsɪd i ən |
Definition of obsidian
Origin :- "dark, hard volcanic rock," 1650s, from Latin obsidianus, misprint of Obsianus (lapis) "(stone) of Obsius," name of a Roman alleged by Pliny to have found this rock in Ethiopia.
- As in jet : adj black
- As in black : adj dark, inky
- As in onyx : adj black
- As in pitch-black : adj black
- As in pitchy : adj black
- As in lava : noun volcano matter
- Agates, cornelians, obsidian, are also among the products of this nature.
- Extract from : « Mexico » by Charles Reginald Enock
- “Looks like black glass, sir,” said Ned, kicking a piece of obsidian.
- Extract from : « Jack at Sea » by George Manville Fenn
- I was to do the heating of the obsidian and Pitamakan was to do the flaking.
- Extract from : « With the Indians in the Rockies » by James Willard Schultz
- Their weapons were slings, spears, and arrows with points made of obsidian or bone.
- Extract from : « Mexico » by Susan Hale
- But many of them are of obsidian, some of which are beautifully clear.
- Extract from : « A Journal from Japan » by Marie Carmichael Stopes
- Her eyes, unveiled, black as obsidian, raised to meet Geo's.
- Extract from : « The Jewels of Aptor » by Samuel R. Delany
- Scarabs of obsidian and crystal date back to the 4th dynasty.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 » by Various
- We found among the ruins a few crude potsherds and some bits of obsidian.
- Extract from : « Inca Land » by Hiram Bingham
- Obsidian Cliff is the next object of special interest which is witnessed.
- Extract from : « My Native Land » by James Cox
- The obsidian eyes of the mummy seemed to follow him as he went about his task.
- Extract from : « The False Gods » by George Horace Lorimer
Synonyms for obsidian
- ashes
- atramentous
- basalt
- bituminous
- brunet
- charcoal
- clouded
- coal
- coal-black
- coulee
- dark
- dingy
- dusky
- ebon
- ebony
- inklike
- inky
- jet
- jetty
- livid
- magma
- melanoid
- midnight
- murky
- obsidian
- onyx
- piceous
- pitch
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- pitch-dark pitchy
- pitchy
- raven
- sable
- scoria
- shadowy
- slag
- slate
- sloe
- somber
- sombre
- sooty
- starless
- stygian
- swart
- swarthy
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