Definition of ONYX

onyx

Meanings

Plural: onyxes

Noun

  • a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
  • A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.
  • A jet-black color, named after the gemstone.
  • Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Horaga.

Adj

  • jet-black

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 14

onyx is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
onyx is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
onyx is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

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