Synonyms for onyx
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : on-iks, oh-niks |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒn ɪks, ˈoʊ nɪks |
Top 10 synonyms for onyx Other synonyms for the word onyx
Définition of onyx
Origin :- mid-13c., from Old French oniche "onyx" (12c.), and directly from Latin onyx (genitive onychis), from Greek onyx "onyx-stone," originally "claw, fingernail" (see nail (n.)). So called because the mineral's color sometimes resembles that of a fingernail, pink with white streaks.
- adj black
- My brother Jean made me a present of an onyx of great beauty.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- The huge reception hall was trimmed from floor to dome in onyx and gold.
- Extract from : « The Root of Evil » by Thomas Dixon
- Then, and not till then, had any one time to turn a glance towards the Onyx.
- Extract from : « The Three Midshipmen » by W.H.G. Kingston
- Harrasford was credited with designs for a palace in onyx and marble.
- Extract from : « The Bill-Toppers » by Andre Castaigne
- The pulpit is of carved stone with inlaid slabs of American onyx.
- Extract from : « The Kensington District » by Geraldine Edith Mitton
- His stones are jet, onyx and all dark stones which are incapable of polish.
- Extract from : « The Influence of the Stars » by Rosa Baughan
- My mind is a confused jumble of onyx and gilding and 216 mosaic floors and palms.
- Extract from : « Daddy Long-Legs » by Jean Webster
- The sardonyx was supposed by the ancients to be a different stone from the onyx.
- Extract from : « Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 2 [February 1902] » by Various
- No. 11 is also of onyx, with ruby and pearl decoration, it appertained to Peter.
- Extract from : « The Story of Moscow » by Wirt Gerrare
- An onyx engraved with the Aztec eagle—now the Mexican eagle.
- Extract from : « For the Soul of Rafael » by Marah Ellis Ryan
Antonyms for onyx
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