inky-black

Thân thiện

The artist dipped her brush into the inky-black paint.

Definition

Adjective: - Of the color of black ink: Describes a very deep, dark black color, similar to the color of black writing ink.

Usage

• Used to describe something that is an exceptionally dark, intense shade of black.
• Often employed for poetic or descriptive emphasis to convey a black that is pure, dark, and sometimes glossy, like wet ink.

Examples

• The night was inky-black and moonless.
• She had inky-black hair that shone under the lights.
• The cat's fur was an inky-black color.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive and Literary: This term is more common in literary, descriptive, or poetic contexts than in everyday conversation. It emphasizes darkness and depth.
  • The cave's entrance was an inky-black void.

Variants and Related Words

• Inky (Adjective): Resembling ink, especially in color; dark or black.
  • The inky depths of the ocean.
• Jet-black (Adjective): A synonym also denoting a very deep, dark black.
• Pitch-black (Adjective): Another synonym meaning completely dark or black.

Synonyms

• Jet-black
• Pitch-black
• Coal-black
• Sable (literary)

Antonyms

• Snow-white
• Chalk-white
• Bright

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of the color of black ink

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ink-black
• inky