From Middle English onix (c. 1300), earlier oniche (c. 1250), from Old French oniche or onix, from Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “onyx”). Doublet of unguis.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Jet-black; often, glossily so.
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. , Genesis, 2:12
Near-synonyms: ebony, raven
There was no moon, only stars set brilliantly in the soft black onyx of the sky : a black night and very silent on Cimiez ; and a black and silent prospect from the verandah […] 1922, Michael Arlen, “3/7/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:
From Middle English onix (c. 1300), earlier oniche (c. 1250), from Old French oniche or onix, from Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “onyx”). Doublet of unguis.
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.
People talk about using marble in the bathrooms. Marble wasn't good enough for use—we have onyx! 2023 September 23, Tom Robbins, “Suite dreams”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1:
(countable, uncountable) A jet-black color, named after the gemstone.
Near-synonyms: ebony, raven
(countable, uncountable) Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Horaga.
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