# inkwell

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪŋk.wɛl/ · frequency rank #79,629

## Definitions
1. A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen (such as a dip pen or quill pen) into it whenever a refill is needed.
2. A store of ink built into a pen, comprising a tube attached to the tip of the pen.
3. Euphemistic form of incel (“a member of an online subculture who define themselves as unable to find a partner”).

## Etymology
Compound of ink + well.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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