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Definitions for Inklike

[1] a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
[2] a dark, protective fluid ejected by the cuttlefish and other cephalopods.
[3] Informal . publicity, especially in print media: Their construction plans got some ink in the local paper.
[4] to mark, stain, cover, or smear with ink: to ink one's clothes.
[5] Slang . to sign one's name to (an official document): We expect to ink the contract tomorrow.
[6] a fluid or paste used for printing, writing, and drawing
[7] a dark brown fluid ejected into the water for self-concealment by an octopus or related mollusc from a gland (ink sac ) near the anus
[8] to mark with ink
[9] to coat (a printing surface) with ink

Words related to Inklike

inkstreak, impression, point, stamp, symbol, spot, imprint, record, score, signature, stain, scar, line, infamy, celebrity, spotlight, renown, opprobrium, fame, flak

Words nearby Inklike

inkinjurious, injury, injury list, injury time, injustice, ink, ink ball, ink fountain, ink in, ink jet, ink sac

Origin of Inklike

1200–50; Middle English inke, enke < Old French enque < Late Latin encautum, variant of encaustum < Greek énkauston purple ink, noun use of neuter of énkaustos burnt in. See encaustic

Other words from Inklike

ink·er , noun
ink·less , adjective
ink·like , adjective
re·ink , verb (used with object)
un·inked , adjective

Word origin for Inklike

C13: from Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum a purplish-red ink, from Greek enkauston purple ink, from enkaustos burnt in, from enkaiein to burn in; see en- ², caustic

Synonyms for Inklike

brunet, charcoal, clouded, coal, ebony, jet, obsidian, onyx, pitch, raven, sable, slate, sloe, atramentous, dingy, dusky, ebon, livid, melanoid, murky, piceous, pitch-dark, shadowy, somber, sombre, sooty, starless, stygian, swart, swarthy