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inkless

inkless

3.9
Without ink so it cannot write or print
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪŋkləs/
translation icon : sin tinta
  • Nowadays, a greatly diminished Polaroid battles on, having swapped film for inkless printers and roped in Lady Gaga as a "creative director."

So that's when they did the lineup and it says Harvey Oswald's finger and palm prints are taken on an inkless pad.

Examples

  • Many modern printing devices use inkless technology to create sharper images without the mess of traditional ink.

  • So that's when they did the lineup and it says Harvey Oswald's finger and palm prints are taken on an inkless pad.

    Julian Dorey

  • The teacher preferred to use an inkless pen during her lectures to avoid ink stains on her notes.

  • I bought an inkless notepad that allows me to write without worrying about smudging ink on my hands.

Synonyms

blank
vsinkless
142 1.0

A surface that has nothing written or printed on it

means specifically there is no ink rather than just being empty
unprinted
vsinkless
4.6

Material such as paper without any design, pattern, or writing on it

focuses on not containing ink rather than lacking decoration

How Inked

inkless
3.9
unmarked
43 4.3

Surface Forms

inkless positive

Morphology

inkless = ink (transparent) = ink + less

Formed by the productive adjective-making suffix '-less' meaning 'without ink', which directly matches the given definition.

Etymology

Inkless is made from ink and the ending -less, where -less means 'without', like in careless. So it simply means 'without ink' and is used for pens or printers that make marks without liquid ink.