obsidian
/ˌɒbˈsɪd.i.ən/US/əbˈsɪd.i.ən/
obsidian noun: a type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.
Noun
obsidian (usually uncountable, plural obsidians)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- obby
- A slightly bluish black, the color of obsidian glass.
Adjective
obsidian (comparative more obsidian, superlative most obsidian)
- Black.
- Looks like a yellow biscuit of a buttery cue ball moon / Rolling maverick across an obsidian sky1975, “Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy Street)”, in Nighthawks at the Diner, performed by Tom Waits
obsidian meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
obsidian in Hindi
- a type of black glass produced by volcanoes
- ज्वालाकाच jvālākāc
obsidian in Tamil
- ஆப்சிடுயன், எரிமலைக் கண்ணாடு
obsidian in Urdu
- شیشے جیسا
obsidian in Bengali
- আগ্নেয় কাচ
More languagesFewer languages
- obsidian in Tagalog
- obsidyana
- obsidian in Arabic
- سَبَج sabaj
- obsidian in Indonesian
- obsidian, batu kendan, batu kaca
- obsidian in Vietnamese
- đá vỏ chai, hắc diện thạch, hắc diệu thạch
Synonyms of obsidian
Forms of obsidian
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | obsidians |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more obsidian |
| superlative | most obsidian |
Origin of obsidian
From Latin obsidianus; named after Obsidius, who was, according to Pliny, the Roman who discovered the stone in Aethiopia.
Phrases with obsidian
Words that rhyme with obsidian
- meridian
- Gideon
- quotidian
- Eridian
- euclidean
- Lydian
- nullifidian
- viridian
- aphidian
- ascidian
- enchiridion
- ophidian
2 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about obsidian
- What does obsidian mean?
- Obsidian means a type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.
- What is obsidian in Hindi?
- Obsidian in Hindi is ज्वालाकाच (jvālākāc). See Obsidian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is obsidian?
- Obsidian can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce obsidian?
- Obsidian is pronounced /ˌɒbˈsɪd.i.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of obsidian?
- The plural of obsidian is obsidians.
Words near obsidian in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: obsidian (page history and authors); obsidian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); obsidian (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); obsidian (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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