is ebony a bad word?

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

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For other uses, see Ebony (disambiguation).
?Ebony

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Ericales

Family: Ebenaceae

Genus: Diospyros

Species: D. ebenum


Binomial name
Diospyros ebenum
Koenig ex Retz.

A sculpture in ebony (African art).
An ebony clothes brushEbony (Diospyros ebenum), also known as Indian Ebony or Ceylon Ebony, is a tree in the genus Diospyros, native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is noted for its heavy, black, fine-grained heartwood. It is a medium-sized evergreen tree, reaching 20–25 m tall. The leaves are entire, about 6–15 cm long and 3–5 cm broad. The fruit is a small berry 2 cm diameter, similar to a small persimmon.

Answer 3

No, "Ebony (Diospyros ebenum), also known as Indian Ebony or Ceylon Ebony, is a tree in the genus Diospyros, native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is noted for its heavy, black, fine-grained heartwood. It is a medium-sized evergreen tree, reaching 20–25 m tall. The leaves are entire, about 6–15 cm long and 3–5 cm broad. The fruit is a small berry 2 cm diameter, similar to a small persimmon." - Wikipedia

Answer 4

Ebony (Diospyros ebenum), also known as Indian Ebony or Ceylon Ebony, is a tree in the genus Diospyros, native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is noted for its heavy, black, fine-grained heartwood. It is a medium-sized evergreen tree, reaching 20–25 m tall. The leaves are entire, about 6–15 cm long and 3–5 cm broad. The fruit is a small berry 2 cm diameter, similar to a small persimmon

Modern uses are largely restricted to small sizes, particularly in musical instrument making, including piano and harpsichord keys, and violin and guitar finger boards, pegs and chinrests. Traditionally, black piano and harpsichord keys were ebony, and the black pieces in chess were made from ebony, with holly wood (of similar texture, but white) being used for the white pieces. Modern East Midlands-style lacemaking bobbins, also being small, are often made of ebony and look particularly decorative when bound with brass or silver wire.

Answer 5

No, not at all.

Ebony is a very hard, dark wood. Here's alink that tells you all about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebony

Sometimes, as in the song Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, ebony refers to a black person's skin, but I don't think any black people find the phrase offensive - there's even a magazine called Ebony.

Answer 6

No. In fact, there is a magazine called "Ebony". Also, many clothiers use the term "Ebony" during fittings. Finally, the black keys on a piano are termed "Ebony". Ebony is a classy, way of saying black.

Answer 7

Do you remember the song by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder called "Ebony and Ivory"? Why should it be a bad word?

Answer 8

1. Any of various tropical Asian or African trees of the genus Diospyros.
2. The wood of such a tree, especially the hard black heartwood of E. ebenum or certain other species, used in cabinetwork and inlaying and for piano keys.
3. The hard dark wood of various other trees.
4. The color black; ebon.

adj.
1. Made of or suggesting ebony.
2. Black in color.

Answer 9

ebony is not a bad word if you say the n word for blacks is bad , ebony is a magazine for dark colored people and is also a wood sometimes blacks like calling themselves ebony or maghony instead of calling them black it sounds more better to them.

Answer 10

No Ebony is a hard black wood used for keys on a piano and furnishings

Answer 11

Not that I'm aware of.

eb·on·y ( P ) Pronunciation Key (b-n)
n. pl. eb·on·ies
Any of various tropical Asian or African trees of the genus Diospyros.
The wood of such a tree, especially the hard black heartwood of E. ebenum or certain other species, used in cabinetwork and inlaying and for piano keys.
The hard dark wood of various other trees.
The color black; ebon.

adj.
Made of or suggesting ebony.
Black in color.