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Dinky vs Inky - What's the difference?

dinky | inky |

As adjectives the difference between dinky and inky

is that dinky is (informal|british) tiny and cute; small and attractive while inky is of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.

As an acronym dinky

is double income, no kids yet said of a relationship.

dinky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (informal, British) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
  • * 1915 , Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of the Island ,
    • How do you like my hat? That one you had on in church yesterday was real dinky .
  • * 2010 , Sharon Wallace, A House Full of Whispers , page 5
    • I played in the dirt with a small dinky car as the garage held no fascination for a little girl of five.
  • (informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.
    • They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Acronym

    (Acronym) (head)
  • Double income, no kids yet. Said of a relationship.

    • Anagrams

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    inky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.
  • * 1912 : (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 6
    • Tenderly she bore him back through the inky jungle to where the tribe lay, and for many days and nights she sat guard beside him, bringing him food and water, and brushing the flies and other insects from his cruel wounds.
  • spattered or stained with ink

    • Synonyms

    * black * dark * murky

    Antonyms

    * bright * clear * whitened