tattooed
Bearing skin art
Tattooed describes skin that bears permanent designs made by injecting ink beneath the surface: His tattooed arms told the story of his Navy years.
The word often appears attributively to characterize people: a tattooed biker, heavily tattooed musicians.
It can suggest countercultural identity or, increasingly, mainstream fashion.
Garment's arm portion
- flashBrief burst of light
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- realismAccepting things as they are
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
neo-traditional · watercolor · geometric · minimalist · blackout · old-school · Japanese · American
Body's outer layer
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- inkWriting fluid
- dermisLiving tissue under epidermis
- pigmentColor-imparting material
stencil · outline · shading · coloring · session · artist · parlor · machine
Of a clan
- MaoriNew Zealand's indigenous people
- PolynesianOf Pacific island peoples
- SamoanPolynesian person or tongue
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
tradition · ritual · ancient · symbolism · scarification · rites · ethnographic · henna
Impossible to remove
- lastingContinuing through time
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- enduringPersisting through time
- fixedRestored or immovable
lifelong · removal · laser · fading · cover-up · regret · commitment · forever
One who rides cycles
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- sailorSeafaring crew member
- rockerChair on curved rails
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
mainstream · stigma · taboo · rebellion · nonconformist · outlaw · alternative · underground
Conveying one's inner world
- individualityUnique personal character
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
affiliation · membership · distinctiveness · personalization · signature · marking · badge · commitment
sleeve
Garment's arm portion
traditional · neo-traditional · watercolor · geometric · minimalist · blackout · old-school · Japanese · American · tribal
skin
Body's outer layer
pigment · stencil · outline · shading · coloring · session · artist · parlor · machine · gloves
tribal
Of a clan
- MaoriNew Zealand's indigenous people
- PolynesianOf Pacific island peoples
- SamoanPolynesian person or tongue
Celtic · tradition · ritual · ancient · symbolism · scarification · rites · ethnographic · henna · mehndi
indelible
Impossible to remove
- lastingContinuing through time
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- enduringPersisting through time
fixed · lifelong · removal · laser · fading · cover-up · regret · commitment · forever · touch-up
biker
One who rides cycles
counterculture · mainstream · stigma · taboo · rebellion · nonconformist · outlaw · alternative · underground · scene
self-expression
Conveying one's inner world
- individualityUnique personal character
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
branding · affiliation · membership · distinctiveness · personalization · signature · marking · badge · commitment · devotion
- appearancestall, short, thin, fat, slim
- body part traitsbent, bony, bruised, calloused, crooked
- ScythiansScythians, nomads, horse archers, animal style, steppe
- decoratedadorned, bedecked, decorated, embellished, festooned
- Eyebrowsarched, bushy, thick, thin, natural
- marking techniquesstamped, embossed, engraved, branded, etched
tattooedunmarked
Having no visible identification
untattooed · clean · natural · bare · plain
tattooedtemporary
Limited in duration
painted · decaled · stick-on · removable · airbrushed
tattooedconventional
Following accepted practices
conservative · strait-laced · buttoned-up · wholesome · clean-cut
- temporary tattoosRemovable body art
- traditional tattoosClassic bold-lined body art
- tattoo gunMotorized skin-inking device
- tattoo artistOne who inks skin
- tattoo parlorBusiness applying permanent skin designs
- tattoo removalEliminating permanent skin designs
tattoo, tattoos, tattooing, tattooist, tattooer, tattooers, tattooists