inky C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɪŋki/ See IPA manual Freq #36439 Meanings 1 adj Of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark. One black and gusty night, when the moon was down and the inky clouds swept fiercely overhead through the starless void; when the cruel wind raged and tore, and the sleety rain came swirlingly, drivingly down […]. 2 adj Dark-skinned; black. The gloved and jewelled bards who sing / Of Pippa, Maud, and Guinevere, / Have hardly done the 'handsome thing' / For you, my inky Cytherea. 3 adj of the color of black ink 4 adj Spattered or stained with ink. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · dark-skinned; black. blackdarkduskyinkishmurkysablesootyswarthy 3 adj · of the color of black ink ink-black ↔ Opposites brightclearwhitened Word family Derived forms inkilyinkiness Related forms india-inkyinky-dinky Etymology From Inq(uisitor) + -y, as a term of endearment. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # inky **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɪŋki/ **Frequency rank:** 36439 ## Meanings 1. Of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark. 2. Dark-skinned; black. 3. of the color of black ink 4. Spattered or stained with ink. ## Examples - One black and gusty night, when the moon was down and the inky clouds swept fiercely overhead through the starless void; when the cruel wind raged and tore, and the sleety rain came swirlingly, drivingly down […]. - The gloved and jewelled bards who sing / Of Pippa, Maud, and Guinevere, / Have hardly done the 'handsome thing' / For you, my inky Cytherea. ## Antonyms - bright - clear - whitened ## Derived Forms - inkily - inkiness ## Related Forms - india-inky - inky-dinky ## Etymology From Inq(uisitor) + -y, as a term of endearment. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown