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Meaning of Inkwell | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɪŋk.wɛl

Definitions

  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. Euphemistic form of incel (“a member of an online subculture who define themselves as unable to find a partner”).

Equivalents

Čeština kalamář
Dansk blækhus
Deutsch Tintenfass
Esperanto inkujo
Español tintero
Français encrier
Gaeilge dúchan
Galego tinteiro
עברית דיותה קסת
हिन्दी दवात
Magyar tintatartó
Հայերեն թանաքաման
Íslenska blekbytta
Italiano calamaio
ქართული სამელნე
Қазақша Дәуіт
ខ្មែរ ដបទឹកខ្មៅ
한국어 잉크병 잉크통
Kurdî kalamar
Latviešu tintnīca
Македонски мастилница
Монгол бэхийн сав
Nederlands inktpot
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ دوات ਦਵਾਤ
Polski kałamarz
Português tinteiro
Română călimară
Русский черни́льница
Slovenčina kalamár
Svenska bläckhorn
Tagalog dingsulan tintero
Türkçe hokka
اردو دوات
Oʻzbekcha siyohdon

Examples

“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.”
“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 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️”
“this is what leftist "just have sex inkwell" types assume what the standards RW men have in looking for women are”
“There is no such thing as a female inkwell. You won't change my mind.”
“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.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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