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- [in-gree-dee-uh nt]
- /ɪnˈgri di ənt/
- /ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-gree-dee-uh nt]
- /ɪnˈgri di ənt/
Definitions of ingredient word
- noun ingredient something that enters as an element into a mixture: Flour, eggs, and sugar are the main ingredients in the cake. 1
- noun ingredient a constituent element of anything; component: the ingredients of political success. 1
- noun ingredient Any of the foods or substances that are combined to make a particular dish. 1
- noun ingredient food: part of recipe 1
- noun ingredient component part 1
- countable noun ingredient Ingredients are the things that are used to make something, especially all the different foods you use when you are cooking a particular dish. 0
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Origin of ingredient
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English < Latin ingredient- (stem of ingrediēns), present participle of ingredī to go or step into, commence, equivalent to in- in-2 + -gredient- going; see gradient
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Parts of speech for Ingredient
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ingredient popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ingredient
noun ingredient
- factor — Christmas factor.
- additive — An additive is a substance which is added in small amounts to foods or other things in order to improve them or to make them last longer.
- piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- fixing — Informal. a position from which it is difficult to escape; predicament.
- integral — of, relating to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component: integral parts.
Antonyms for ingredient
noun ingredient
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
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