IVORIES Antonyms
Definition of IVORIES
Best Opposite Words For IVORIES
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black | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light • of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin noun • the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) • British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799) • popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) • total absence of light • (board games) the darker pieces • a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today • black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning) adjective satellite • marked by anger or resentment or hostility • offering little or no hope • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin • (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood • extremely dark • harshly ironic or sinister • (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading • distributed or sold illicitly • (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame • (of coffee) without cream or sugar • soiled with dirt or soot verb • make or become black | ||||||||
charcoal | nounn | |||||||
noun • a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air • a stick of black carbon material used for drawing • a very dark grey color • a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material adjective satellite • of a very dark grey verb • draw, trace, or represent with charcoal | ||||||||
dark | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black • (used of color) having a dark hue noun • absence of light or illumination • absence of moral or spiritual values • an unilluminated area • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside • an unenlightened state adjective satellite • brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes) • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • secret • showing a brooding ill humor • lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture • marked by difficulty of style or expression • causing dejection • not giving performances; closed | ||||||||
dusky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lighted by or as if by twilight • naturally having skin of a dark color | ||||||||
ebony | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a very dark black • hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys • tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork adjective satellite • of a very dark black | ||||||||
inky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of the color of black ink | ||||||||
pitch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration • the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it • a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk) • promotion by means of an argument and demonstration • degree of deviation from a horizontal plane • any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue • a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer • a high approach shot in golf • an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump • abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) • the action or manner of throwing something verb • throw or toss with a light motion • move abruptly • fall or plunge forward • set to a certain pitch • sell or offer for sale from place to place • be at an angle • heel over • erect and fasten • throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball • hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin • lead (a card) and establish the trump suit • set the level or character of | ||||||||
sable | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an artist's brush made of sable hairs • the expensive dark brown fur of the marten • a very dark black • a scarf (or trimming) made of sable • marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur adjective satellite • of a dark somewhat brownish black | ||||||||
sooty | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal • covered with or as if with soot | ||||||||
ebonies | nounn | |||||||
noun • a very dark black • hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys • tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork adjective satellite • of a very dark black |