atramentous
atramentous adjective: synonym of inky, black, inklike.
Adjective
atramentous
- Synonym of inky, black, inklike.
- The ſecond way whereby bodies become blacke, is an Atramentous condition or mixture, that is a vitriolate or copperoſe quality conjoyning with a terreſtrious and aſtringent humidity, for ſo is Atramentum ſcriptorium, or writing Inke commonly made, by copperoſe caſt upon decoction or infuſion of...1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Book 6, Chapter XII: "A Digression Concerning Blacknesse", p. 336
- Perdido Street Station was the centre of the city, even more than Parliament, the atramentous keep now empty of functionaries […]2004, China Miéville, Iron Council, Trade paperback, published 2005, page 464
atramentous meaning in Bengali
atramentous in Bengali
- কালো, কালির মতো কালো
Synonyms of atramentous
Origin of atramentous
From Latin ātrāmentōsus, from ātrāmentum (“black liquid, ink”). Equivalent to atrament + -ous.
Questions about atramentous
- What does atramentous mean?
- Atramentous means synonym of inky, black, inklike.
- What is atramentous in Bengali?
- Atramentous in Bengali is কালো, কালির মতো কালো. See Atramentous meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is atramentous?
- Atramentous is an adjective.
Words near atramentous in the dictionary
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