inky
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2.8
- adjective
- /ˈɪŋki/
- In visible light, it is simply an inky black, empty void in space.
- inky black
- inky darkness
- inky sky
Examples
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I am looking up into the inky twilight, and it is as if I am in another land.
Fiction book (1994) -
This sitter's eyes are dark, inky, almost black.
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My light was out, so all I could see was an inky oval shape the size of a football.
Fiction book (1996) -
The line of dust and compressed atmosphere to the west stretched inky black and very close.
Fiction book (1993) -
The inky sky, the beams of yellow sunlight, the crackling bolts of lightning, and the wild sea.
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Dex Trumball was driving slowly through the inky blackness of the Martian night.
Fiction book (1999) -
An undulating inky-black void three meters wide and tall, convulsing like a manic amoeba.
Fiction book (2001) -
The cabin was remote, the lake water inky black and freezing cold.
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The inky sky reflected the deep darkness of the ocean below.
Synonyms
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1.0
Very dark in color like coal or the night
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3.9
Very black like coal or a dark night
1
2.8
A very dark colour like shiny coal
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1.3
Having a dark shade, like deep blue or black
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3.3
Very dark like black ink
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3.2
Very dark black like raven feathers in the sun
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3.1
A dark color that is black with a little grey
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3.2
A very dark brown color with a hint of black
Very deep black like soot
Very deep black in color
Very dark, almost black, in color or very sad and gloomy
A very dark color that looks slightly purple
A very dark color that looks like black with a little grey
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Etymology
The word inky comes from the common word ink and the ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'like'. So inky means 'like ink' and is used for things that are very dark or black, which makes it easy to remember.