Home › Words › I › inkpotinkpotinkpot · noun — A pot for holding ink, which was a necessary complement to pens without a built-in inkwell (such as a quill pen) (such pots were formerly ubiquitous but are now unusual except among people with artistic or historical interest in such pens).Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom ink + pot.nounA pot for holding ink, which was a necessary complement to pens without a built-in inkwell (such as a quill pen) (such pots were formerly ubiquitous but are now unusual except among people with artistic or historical interest in such pens).e.g.“Near-synonyms: inkwell, inkstand”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.inkstandish 67% match — An inkstand. vs inkpot →inkstone 61% match — A stone mortar used for grinding and holding ink in the East Asian art and calligraphy tradition. vs inkpot →inkdot 61% match — A small spot of ink. vs inkpot →inkstick 60% match — A cake of solid ink used in traditional East Asian calligraphy and painting, in combination with an inkstone and inkbrush. vs inkpot →inken 60% match — made of or written with ink vs inkpot →inking 59% match — An application of ink. vs inkpot →paintpot 57% match — A pot for holding paint. vs inkpot →inkless 56% match — Without ink. vs inkpot →