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ilk

ilk
I i

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ilk]
    • /ɪlk/
    • /ɪlk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ilk]
    • /ɪlk/

Definitions of ilk word

  • noun ilk family, class, or kind: he and all his ilk. 1
  • adjective ilk each; every. 1
  • idioms ilk of that ilk, (in Scotland) of the same family name or place: Ross of that ilk, i.e., Ross of Ross. of the same class or kind. 1
  • noun ilk A type of people or things similar to those already referred to. 1
  • noun ilk kind, sort 1
  • singular noun ilk If you talk about people or things of the same ilk, you mean people or things of the same type as a person or thing that has been mentioned. 0
See all 12 definitions of ilk

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Origin of ilk

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English ilke, Old English ilca (pronoun) the same, equivalent to demonstrative i (cognate with Gothic is he, Latin is that) + a reduced form of līc like1; cf. which, such

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Parts of speech for Ilk

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Ilk

ilk popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

ilk usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ilk

noun ilk

  • sort — a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature: to develop a new sort of painting; nice people, of course, but not really our sort.
  • set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • classification — A classification is a division or category in a system which divides things into groups or types.
  • variety — the state of being varied or diversified: to give variety to a diet.
  • gender — either the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated by social and cultural roles and behavior: the feminine gender. Compare sex (def 1).
All 21 Synonyms of ilk

Antonyms for ilk

noun ilk

  • k — the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
Just one Antonym for ilk

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