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Inky

Of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.

📖 Definitions of "Inky"

adjective
  1. 1

    Of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.

  2. 2

    Spattered or stained with ink.

  3. 3

    Dark-skinned; black.

🔄 Synonyms of "Inky"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
achromatic(optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
colorlessUS standard spelling of colourless. [Having little or no colour.]
ink-blackof the color of black ink
inky-blackof the color of black ink

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Inky"

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WordDefinition
colorlessUS standard spelling of colourless. [Having little or no colour.]
achromatic(optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
ink-blackof the color of black ink
inky-blackof the color of black ink
blacknoun(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
darkHaving an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
ebonnoun(poetic, literary) Black in colour.
atramentaceous(obsolete) Inky, inklike.
sepiannoun(US, sometimes capitalized, dated) A black American or African American.
inkishSynonym of inky.
blue-blacknounA very dark blue.
black-eyedHaving the iris of a black color.
duskynounA dusky shark.
illicit darknessnounA very dark shade of blue.
pitchyVery dark black; pitch-black.
dark colour
nigrescentnounApproaching blackness; blackish, dark-coloured.
nigritudinous(formal) Black in color.
pitch-darkAbsolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch.
inklikenounResembling ink.

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