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inky-dinky

/ˈɪŋki ˈdɪŋki/

inky-dinky noun: a small key light.

Noun

inky-dinky (plural inky-dinkies)

  1. A small key light.
    • You know you cannot get smaller lights than inky-dinkies but when you push one stop, you can use an inky-dinky for key lighting.2013, Dennis Schaefer, Larry Salvato, Masters of Light, page 323
    • A regular package here would give you six pieces of 1K tungsten lights, ten pieces of inky-dinkies, one HMI if you're lucky.2015, Harriet Margolis, Alexis Krasilovsky, Julia Stein, Shooting Women: Behind the Camera, Around the World, page 151

Adjective

inky-dinky (comparative more inky-dinky, superlative most inky-dinky)

  1. (childish) Very small; minuscule.
    Synonyms:
    itsy-bitsy

Synonyms of inky-dinky

Forms of inky-dinky

Noun
pluralinky-dinkies
Adjective
comparativemore inky-dinky
superlativemost inky-dinky

Words that rhyme with inky-dinky

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Questions about inky-dinky

What does inky-dinky mean?
Inky-dinky means a small key light.
What part of speech is inky-dinky?
Inky-dinky can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce inky-dinky?
Inky-dinky is pronounced /ˈɪŋki ˈdɪŋki/.
What is the plural of inky-dinky?
The plural of inky-dinky is inky-dinkies.

Words near inky-dinky in the dictionary

  1. inkwriters
  2. inky
  3. inky cap
  4. inky caps
  5. inky-dinkies
  6. inky-dinky
  7. INLA
  8. inlace
  9. inlaced
  10. inlaces
  11. inlacing

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