Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inkblot

/ˈɪŋkˌblɑt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: inkblot
IPA: /ˈɪŋkˌblɑt/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blot of ink.

noun

A dark, shapeless object.

noun

Any of the pictures used as stimuli in the Rorschach test.

Example Sentences

"A note from Deller with five pencil sketches attached of the new trade figures for Brittlekin -- two bloated looking children with inkblot eyes looking greedily at an enormous bar of peanut candy."
"In the morning he watched with unseeing eyes the headland come out a shapeless inkblot against the thin light of the false dawn, ..."
"Look, I know that I have to do this, and I'll cooperate, and I'll look at your inkblots and everything, but I don't wanna talk about my life or my childhood or... anything, for that matter, actually."

Etymology

From ink + blot.

Inflected Forms

inkblots (plural)

Phrases

inkblot test

Frequently Paired Words

blotter inkpot klecksography

Synonyms

inkdrop inkspot

Questions

How do you pronounce inkblot?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪŋkˌblɑt/.
What does inkblot mean?: A blot of ink.
Where does inkblot come from?: From ink + blot.

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