nib C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /nɪb/ UK /nɪb/ See IPA manual Freq #59603 Meanings 1 noun the pointed part of a pen that contacts the writing surface and delivers ink The fountain pen's gold nib moved smoothly across the paper. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the pointed part of a pen... pen point Word family Derived forms denibnib-covenibberniblessnibletniblickniblikenibmeister Common collocations pen nib Noun + noun Etymology From a variant of neb, perhaps due to association with nibble. Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nib **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /nɪb/ **IPA (UK):** /nɪb/ **Frequency rank:** 59603 ## Meanings 1. the pointed part of a pen that contacts the writing surface and delivers ink ## Examples - The fountain pen's gold nib moved smoothly across the paper. ## Synonyms - pen point ## Derived Forms - denib - nib-cove - nibber - nibless - niblet - niblick - niblike - nibmeister ## Etymology From a variant of neb, perhaps due to association with nibble. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown