inkwell

Meaning

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.
2. A store of ink built into a pen, comprising a tube attached to the tip of the pen.
3. (Internet, euphemistic, form-of) Euphemistic form of incel (“a member of an online subculture who define themselves as unable to find a partner”).

Synonyms

inkpot

inkstand

ink bottle

ink-bottle

ink-pot

ink maker

Translations

encrier

tintero

Tintenfass

calamaio

μελανοδοχείο

tinter

tinteiro

inktpot

Tischtintenfass

καλαμάρι

tenchièr

μελάνη άριστα

محبر

Tintenfaß

Etymology

Compound of ink + well.