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inkwell en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈɪŋk.wɛl/

Etymology

Compound of ink + well.

Meanings

1. A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen (such as a dip pen or quill pen) into it whenever a refill is needed.
   • Near-synonym: inkstand
   • The reference library itself proclaimed the substance of the city with its solid elbow chairs and long mahogany tables, grooved along the edge to hold a pen, and in the centre of each table a massive pewter inkwell. 2011, Alan Bennett, “Baffled at a Bookcase”, in London Review of Books, XXXIII.15:
2. A store of ink built into a pen, comprising a tube attached to the tip of the pen.
3. (Internet, euphemistic, form-of, qualifier:Reddit slang) Euphemistic form of incel (“a member of an online subculture who define themselves as unable to find a partner”).
   form of incel
   • If a woman has been single and hasn't got laid in awhile,^([sic]) its^([sic]) wildly accepted that this is by her choice. She hasn't met the right man yet. If a man hasn't got laid in awhile, he's seen as an inkwell. 2024 June 12, u/alienfranco, “Single women are happier... Whats^([sic]) your perspective on this?”, in Reddit, r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024:
   • There is no such thing as a female inkwell. You won't change my mind. 2024 March 16, @DCardassia, Twitter, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024:
   • Boy those woman already suffer enough in that line of work. Imagine how much worse it would be if this radical inkwells were in charge of them 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ 2021 January 21, u/CadrielZR, “Someone's cheerful today /s”, in Reddit, r/IncelTear, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024:
   • this is what leftist "just have sex inkwell" types assume what the standards RW men have in looking for women are 2023 September 23, @CyberChesterton, Twitter, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024:

Forms

Coordinates

inkpot · inkstand

Deriveds

you don't dip your pen in the inkwell · dip one's pen in someone's inkwell · you don't dip your pen in the company inkwell

Relateds

quill · nib pen · quill pen · fountain pen · dip pen

Synonyms

inkpot · inkstand

Translations (91)

ota حقه (container for ink) · cs kalamář (container for ink) · mn бэхийн сав (container for ink) · az mürəkkəbqabı (container for ink) · uk калама́р (container for ink) · cmn 墨水池 (container for ink) · cy pot inc (container for ink) · tl dingsulan (container for ink) · uz siyohdon (container for ink) · ko 잉크병 (container for ink) · tg давот (container for ink) · fi musteastia (container for ink) · sc tintèri (container for ink) · as মহী চুঙা (container for ink) · be калама́р (container for ink) · fr encrier (container for ink) · pl kałamarz (container for ink) · as মৈলাম (container for ink) · ky сыя челек (container for ink) · fa-ira آمِه (container for ink) · ru черни́льница (container for ink) · sk kalamár (container for ink) · as দোৱাত (container for ink) · el καλαμάρι (container for ink) · km ដបទឹកខ្មៅ (container for ink) · th ที่ใส่หมึก (container for ink) · uk чорни́льниця (container for ink) · sv bläckhorn (container for ink) · is blekbytta (container for ink) · tg сиёҳидон (container for ink) · ko 잉크통 (container for ink) · bg масти́лница (container for ink) · sc tintèri (container for ink) · kk дәуіт (container for ink) · nrf encriyi (container for ink) · vi lọ mực (container for ink) · ur دَوات (container for ink) · hi दवात (container for ink) · pa دَوَات (container for ink) · tl tinteruhan (container for ink) · pt tinteiro (container for ink) · ar دَوَاة (container for ink) · es tintero (container for ink) · nl inktpot (container for ink) · sh mastionica (container for ink) · sdc tintèri (container for ink) · pa ਦਵਾਤ (container for ink) · da blækhus (container for ink) · he דְּיוֹתָה (container for ink) · ug سىياھدان (container for ink) · ga dúchán (container for ink) · ka სამელნე (container for ink) · vo nigiär (container for ink) · ja インク壺 (container for ink) · it calamaio (container for ink) · sl črnilnik (container for ink) · el μελανοδοχείο (container for ink) · fa-ira دَوات (container for ink) · ur سِیاہی دان (container for ink) · kk сиясауыт (container for ink) · ar مِحْبَرَة (container for ink) · ro călimară (container for ink) · tl tintero (container for ink) · eo inkujo (container for ink) · gl tinteiro (container for ink) · tr hokka (container for ink) · uz dovot (container for ink) · cmn 墨水瓶 (container for ink) · lv tintnīca (container for ink) · sdc caramàiu (container for ink) · ja インク入れ (container for ink) · ps دوات (container for ink) · rsk фляшочка (container for ink) · fi mustepullo (container for ink) · br korn-liv (container for ink) · nb blekkhus (container for ink) · vi bình mực (container for ink) · ky сыя соот (container for ink) · mk масти́лница (container for ink) · hu tintatartó (container for ink) · et tindipott (container for ink) · ug دۈۋەت (container for ink) · be чарні́ліца (container for ink) · sh мастионица (container for ink) · hy թանաքաման (container for ink) · lt rašalinė (container for ink) · prs دَوَات (container for ink) · io inkuyo (container for ink) · ang blæchorn (container for ink) · he קֶסֶת (container for ink) · de Tintenfass (container for ink)