Associations to the word «Onyx»

Wiktionary

ONYX, noun. (mineralogy) A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.
ONYX, noun. A jet-black color, named after the gemstone.
ONYX, adjective. Jet-black
ONYX MARBLE, noun. A banded variety of marble or calcium carbonate resembling onyx. It is obtained from Mexico.

Dictionary definition

ONYX, noun. A chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin