Dictionary

obsidian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /əbˈsɪd.i.ən/ (US, also)
• /ˌɒbˈsɪd.i.ən/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Latin obsidianus; named after Obsidius, who was, according to Pliny, the Roman who discovered the stone in Aethiopia.

Meanings

1. (poetic) Black.
   • Looks like a yellow biscuit of a buttery cue ball moon / Rolling maverick across an obsidian sky 1975, “Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy Street)”, in Nighthawks at the Diner, performed by Tom Waits:

Forms

Translations (3)

es obsidiano (poetic: black) · nl obsidiaan (poetic: black) · lv obsidiāns (poetic: black)

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obsidian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əbˈsɪd.i.ən/ (US, also)
• /ˌɒbˈsɪd.i.ən/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Latin obsidianus; named after Obsidius, who was, according to Pliny, the Roman who discovered the stone in Aethiopia.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.
   • The Neolithic culture from 8000 to 6000 B.C., however, was a brilliant period of the revival of crafts, the transformation of gathering into gardening, the growth of a cross-cultural obsidian trade, and the rise of towns. 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 130:
2. (uncountable, usually) A slightly bluish black, the color of obsidian glass.

Forms

Hyponyms

rainbow obsidian · sheen obsidian · fire obsidian · snowflake obsidian

Synonyms

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Translations (60)

mi mihiau (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · fi laavalasi (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · yi אָבסידיאַן (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · egy V31:I9-N17 (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · tr obsidyen (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · hi ज्वालाकाच (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · nah citlālcuitlatl (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · niq sengwet (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · taa bahtr'a (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · fr obsidienne (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · ar سَبَج (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · pl obsydian (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · bg обсидиан (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · sk obsidián (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · da obsidian (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · io obsidiano (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · hu obszidián (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · fi obsidiaani (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · id obsidian (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · ka ობსიდიანი (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · vi hắc diện thạch (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · sv obsidian (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · it ossidiana (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · cmn 黑曜岩 (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · cmn 黑曜石 (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · mi tūhua (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · nl obsidiaan (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · ko 흑요석 (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · is hrafntinna (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · id batu kendan (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · tr obsidiyen (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · id batu kaca (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · aht bestsʼae (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · pt obsidiana (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · cs obsidián (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · tew tsee (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · nv noolyínii (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · vi đá vỏ chai (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · el οψιδιανός (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · ru обсидиа́н (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · tcb mbehts'e' (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · ca obsidiana (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · tfn chatlʼechʼ (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · tl obsidyana (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · ro obsidian (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · eo obsidiano (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · mi matā (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · haw mākā (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · mi matā tūhua (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · hy վանակատ (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · nl lavaglas (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · es obsidiana (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · vi hắc diệu thạch (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · sh opsidijan (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · de Glasachat (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · de Obsidian (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · ja 黒曜石 (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · sei pajii (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · nah itztli (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) · af lawaglas (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes)

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