inky
Like squid secretions
Inky means resembling or stained with ink.
An inky darkness is deep black, like ink.
Inky fingers are smudged from writing or printing.
The word suggests both the color and the liquid quality of ink—something that spreads, stains, or saturates: The inky water of the harbor reflected no light.
Darkest possible hue
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- ebonyDense dark tropical wood
- jetForced fluid stream
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
onyx · pitch · void · shadow · gloom · murk · tenebrous · lightless
Mark left by spillage
splatter · fingerprint · spillage · blotch · streak · drip · seepage · bleeding
Ink-filled writing tool
- quillFeather used for writing
- nibPen's writing tip
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
script · handwriting · lettering · penmanship · flourish · inscription · scrawl · scribble
Puzzling and obscure
- crypticObscure in meaning
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- shadowyObscured by darkness
obscure · hidden · clandestine · noir · gothic · atmospheric · brooding · sinister
black
Darkest possible hue
obsidian · onyx · pitch · void · shadow · gloom · murk · tenebrous · lightless · blackness
blot
Mark left by spillage
smear · splatter · fingerprint · spillage · blotch · streak · drip · seepage · bleeding · feathering
pen
Ink-filled writing tool
- quillFeather used for writing
- nibPen's writing tip
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
manuscript · script · handwriting · lettering · penmanship · flourish · inscription · scrawl · scribble · fountain pen
enigmatic
Puzzling and obscure
- crypticObscure in meaning
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- veiledConcealed or obscured
shadowy · obscure · hidden · clandestine · noir · gothic · atmospheric · brooding · sinister · foreboding
cephalopod
Tentacled marine mollusk class
cuttlefish · defense · cloud · spray · sepia · marine · camouflage · escape · predator · jet propulsion
- dark colorsblack, ebony, jet black, coal black, pitch black
- Darknessblackness, pitch black, pitch-black, murk, gloom
- atmospheresmisty, hazy, foggy, smoky, humid
- pitch-blackjet-black, coal-black, pitch-black, ebony, jet
- drink colorsred, white, pink, golden, amber
inkyclear
Without obstruction or fog
transparent · crystalline · limpid · translucent · see-through
- inkblot testProjective psychological assessment
- Indian inkCarbon-based black ink
- red inkSymbol for financial loss
- invisible inkHidden writing fluid
- ink cartridgesReplaceable printer reservoirs
- printer inkPigmented liquid for printing
ink, inkling, inks, inking, inkblot, inkiness, inkwell, inkstand, inkjet