HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Back to search

Obsidian

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌɒbˈsɪd.i.ən

Definitions

  1. A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.
  2. A slightly bluish black, the color of obsidian glass.

Equivalents

25 more languages
Afrikaanslawaglas
العربيةحجر السجسبج
Češtinaobsidián
Ελληνικάοψιδιανός
Esperantoobsidiano
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻimaka
Íslenskahrafntinna
Italianoossidiana
日本語黒曜石
한국어흑요석
Te Reo Māorimata
Polskiobsydian
Portuguêsobsidiana
Русскийобсидиан
Svenskaobsidian
Українськаобсидіан

Examples

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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See all C2 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See Obsidian used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free