Associations to the word «Obsidian»

Wiktionary

OBSIDIAN, noun. (mineral) a type of black glass produced by volcanoes
OBSIDIAN, adjective. (poetic) black

Dictionary definition

OBSIDIAN, noun. Acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.