English Explanatory Dictionary

atrament

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Ink or an inklike substance.
  2. Any particularly black liquid substance.

Pronunciation

/ˈæ.tɹə.mɛnt/

Word forms

atrament atraments atramenta

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English atrament, from Latin ātrāmentum, from ātrāre (“to blacken”), from āter (“black”). First attested in the 14th century.

Related words

atramentaceous atramental atramentarious atramentous
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