inky-black
- adjective
- /ˈɪŋki blæk/
- At five foot ten, with inky black hair, pale skin, and high, sculpted cheekbones, Samantha looks like a young Anjelica Huston.
- inky-black night
- inky-black sky
- inky-black waters
Examples
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There's a big, inky black sky.
Blog text (19) -
The endless inky black abyss above.
Fiction book (1999) -
The Corbires served with it; it was rich and inky black.
Blog text (23) -
From the surface, the water of Inle Lake appears inky black, like an obsidian mirror, yet it's extremely clear.
Blog text (27) -
He poured us both glasses, and we sat on the couch, looking out at a royal blue sky and an inky black ocean.
Blog text (2) -
She approached the elder, a fat, dignified man who busily washed the inky black fur of a cat not far out of kittenhood.
Fiction book (1994) -
The lake looked eerie, its surface reflecting the inky-black night sky.
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Under the streetlight, the inky-black shadows created an atmosphere of mystery.
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He painted the room a deep inky-black to make the colors of the artwork pop.
Synonyms
Very dark in color like black ink
Very dark color that is black with a blue shine
Very black like coal or a dark night
Very dark black like deep night
A very dark colour like shiny coal
Having a dark shade, like deep blue or black
A very deep black color like coal
Very dark black like raven feathers in the sun
A dark color that is black with a little grey
Very dark like the color of coal
A very dark color like black with a slight hint of blue
Very dark black with a slight purple tint
A very dark brown color with a hint of black
Very black in color like dust left by a fire
Very deep black like soot
A very dark color like the black dust from a fire
Very deep black in color
Very dark, almost black, in color or very sad and gloomy
Very dark black with a slight bluish grey tint
A very dark color that looks like black with a little grey
A very dark color that looks slightly purple
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Etymology
Inky-black comes from inky ('like ink') and black, and gives the image of something as dark as the black liquid used for writing, so it means a very deep black color.