Inky
adjective
Black or dark like ink.
The night sky was an inky black.
Often appears as...
- inky black
- inky darkness
adjective
Having a consistency or color resembling ink.
He spilled the inky liquid onto the table.
Often appears as...
- inky liquid
- inky substance
adjective
Covered with or resembling ink.
His hands were inky after he refilled his fountain pen.
Often appears as...
- inky hands
- inky fingers
adjective
Black or dark like ink.
The night sky was an inky black.
Often appears as...
- inky black
- inky darkness
adjective
Having a consistency or color resembling ink.
He spilled the inky liquid onto the table.
Often appears as...
- inky liquid
- inky substance
adjective
Covered with or resembling ink.
His hands were inky after he refilled his fountain pen.
Often appears as...
- inky hands
- inky fingers
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Pro Tip 1/3Literary Imagery
Used in literature to evoke a feeling of darkness and mystery.
The detective stepped out into the inky night, the air thick with suspense.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Tone
'Inky' can imply a gloomy, ominous, or somber mood in the setting.
The inky black ocean mirrored her turbulent emotions.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Description
Commonly used to describe a deep, intense darkness.
Under the inky sky, not a single star was visible.
Pro Tip 1/3Literary Imagery
Used in literature to evoke a feeling of darkness and mystery.
The detective stepped out into the inky night, the air thick with suspense.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Tone
'Inky' can imply a gloomy, ominous, or somber mood in the setting.
The inky black ocean mirrored her turbulent emotions.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Description
Commonly used to describe a deep, intense darkness.
Under the inky sky, not a single star was visible.
Pro Tip 1/3Literary Imagery
Used in literature to evoke a feeling of darkness and mystery.
The detective stepped out into the inky night, the air thick with suspense.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Tone
'Inky' can imply a gloomy, ominous, or somber mood in the setting.
The inky black ocean mirrored her turbulent emotions.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Description
Commonly used to describe a deep, intense darkness.
Under the inky sky, not a single star was visible.
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Eddie Obeng: Smart...
the whole of that green line disappears, and instead there are these little sort of inky dust devils close to the needle. They're called eddies. Not me. And they're violently dispersing the ink so that it actually gets diluted out, and the color's gone. What's happened in this world of pipe
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Chasing Rivers, Part 2:...
in the oldest of India's cities and you weave through a maze of funeral pyres hissing, steaming and spitting orange embers into the inky night and you feel the metronome clang of bells vibrating inside your chest and a wave of furnace-like heat consuming everything in its reach,
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Frank Drake’s Cosmic...
this kid from chicago peered into the cosmos and had a revelation and there's a lot of complicated things happening in the universe the universe presented itself as more than just an inky black cloak with tiny pinpricks of light but rather as three-dimensional and colorful
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The New Era of Discovery...
in the gut with a sobering contradiction between the beauty of our planet and the suffering that exists on our planet what I couldn't reconcile was the indescribable beauty of our seemingly peaceful blue planet suspended in this inky blackness and yet on that same
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Is our universe the only...
looking out into deep space will see nothing but an endless stretch of static inky black stillness and they will conclude that the universe is static and unchanging and populated by a single central oasis of matter that they inhabit
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Why is our universe...
will not be able to overcome the ever-widening gulf between us. So astronomers in the far future looking out into deep space will see nothing but an endless stretch of static, inky, black stillness. And they will conclude
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The myth of Hades and...
Suddenly, the earth split, and a terrifying figure arose. It was Hades, god of the dead and the underworld. He wrenched Persephone from Cyane, dragged her into his inky chariot, and blasted back through the earth.
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Earthrise: The Story of...
you get into deeper space that you experience the the total immersion in the heavens the earth was the only thing in the entire universe of all this inky black void the earth was there with a
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The Land of Pure Silence...
when you can hear your heartbeat you know that it's quiet keep your eyes and ears open if you hear a little blue that's I'm inky well
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Safari Live - Day 42 PIPE...
in the inky black absolutely except to say we have made it up on towards the escarpment sitting here we
Video examples
Eddie Obeng: Smart...
the whole of that green line disappears, and instead there are these little sort of inky dust devils close to the needle. They're called eddies. Not me. And they're violently dispersing the ink so that it actually gets diluted out, and the color's gone. What's happened in this world of pipe
Video examples
Chasing Rivers, Part 2:...
in the oldest of India's cities and you weave through a maze of funeral pyres hissing, steaming and spitting orange embers into the inky night and you feel the metronome clang of bells vibrating inside your chest and a wave of furnace-like heat consuming everything in its reach,
Video examples
Frank Drake’s Cosmic...
this kid from chicago peered into the cosmos and had a revelation and there's a lot of complicated things happening in the universe the universe presented itself as more than just an inky black cloak with tiny pinpricks of light but rather as three-dimensional and colorful
Video examples
The New Era of Discovery...
in the gut with a sobering contradiction between the beauty of our planet and the suffering that exists on our planet what I couldn't reconcile was the indescribable beauty of our seemingly peaceful blue planet suspended in this inky blackness and yet on that same
Video examples
Is our universe the only...
looking out into deep space will see nothing but an endless stretch of static inky black stillness and they will conclude that the universe is static and unchanging and populated by a single central oasis of matter that they inhabit
Video examples
Why is our universe...
will not be able to overcome the ever-widening gulf between us. So astronomers in the far future looking out into deep space will see nothing but an endless stretch of static, inky, black stillness. And they will conclude
Video examples
The myth of Hades and...
Suddenly, the earth split, and a terrifying figure arose. It was Hades, god of the dead and the underworld. He wrenched Persephone from Cyane, dragged her into his inky chariot, and blasted back through the earth.
Video examples
Earthrise: The Story of...
you get into deeper space that you experience the the total immersion in the heavens the earth was the only thing in the entire universe of all this inky black void the earth was there with a
Video examples
The Land of Pure Silence...
when you can hear your heartbeat you know that it's quiet keep your eyes and ears open if you hear a little blue that's I'm inky well
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 42 PIPE...
in the inky black absolutely except to say we have made it up on towards the escarpment sitting here we
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Quote examples
Rob Manuel
Businessman
Waveform' puts you in charge of the wavy pathway of a ship in space. Hit the good stuff and avoid the bad things. While it sounds simple, this title will keep you on your toes as you try to navigate the dark inky space. By hitting the items you want or following the correct path, you build up your combo as well as your speed.
Quote examples
Rob Manuel
Businessman
Waveform' puts you in charge of the wavy pathway of a ship in space. Hit the good stuff and avoid the bad things. While it sounds simple, this title will keep you on your toes as you try to navigate the dark inky space. By hitting the items you want or following the correct path, you build up your combo as well as your speed.
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