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onyx

/ˈɒnɪks/

onyx noun: a banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.

onyx: a banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz
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Noun

onyx (countable and uncountable, plural onyxes)

  1. 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
  2. A jet-black color, named after the gemstone.
    • Near-synonyms: ebony, raven
    Synonyms:
    ebony, raven
  3. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Horaga.

Adjective

onyx (not comparable)

  1. Jet-black; often, glossily so.
    • Near-synonyms: ebony, raven
    • And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone., Genesis, 2:12
    Synonyms:
    ebony, raven

Proper noun capitalized: Onyx

Onyx

  1. A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.

onyx meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

onyx in Hindi

a banded variety of chalcedony
सुलैमानी पत्थर sulaimānī patthar

onyx in Tamil

நரம்புக்கல்

onyx in Marathi

a banded variety of chalcedony
ऑनिक्स ŏniksa

onyx in Urdu

a banded variety of chalcedony
سلیمانی پتھر sulaimānī patthar
More languagesFewer languages
onyx in Bengali
ওনিক্স, অনিক্স
onyx in Telugu
ఒనిక్స్, ఓనిక్స్, ఒనీక్స్
onyx in Malayalam
ഗോമേദകം, ഒരിനം വെള്ളക്കല്ല്
onyx in Kannada
ಉಗುರು, ಕೆಳಗೀವು
onyx in Punjabi
ਓਨੀਕਸ, ਓਨਿਕਸ
onyx in Gujarati
ઓનિક્સ, ઓનીક્સ
onyx in Odia
ଓନିକ୍ସ, ଓନିକ୍ସ୍, ଓନିଆକ୍ସ
onyx in Nepali
ओनिक्स
onyx in Tagalog
oniks
onyx in Arabic
جَزْع jazʕ
onyx in Persian
عقیق سلیمانی 'aqiq-e soleymâni
onyx in Thai
โอนิกซ์ oo-ník

Synonyms of onyx

Forms of onyx

pluralonyxes

Origin of onyx

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.

Words formed from onyx

Phrases with onyx

Words that rhyme with onyx

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Questions about onyx

What does onyx mean?
Onyx means a banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.
What is onyx in Hindi?
Onyx in Hindi is सुलैमानी पत्थर (sulaimānī patthar). See Onyx meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is onyx?
Onyx can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce onyx?
Onyx is pronounced /ˈɒnɪks/.
What is the plural of onyx?
The plural of onyx is onyxes.

Words near onyx in the dictionary

  1. onymizations
  2. onymous
  3. onymously
  4. onyon
  5. onyons
  6. onyx
  7. onyx marble
  8. onyx marbles
  9. onyxes
  10. onyxitis
  11. onz

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Adapted from Wiktionary: onyx (page history and authors); Onyx (page history and authors); onyx (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); onyx (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); onyx (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); onyx (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); onyx (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); onyx (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); onyx (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); onyx (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); onyx (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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