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ingredients

in·gre·di·ent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-gree-dee-uh nt]
    • /ɪnˈgri di ənt/
    • /ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-gree-dee-uh nt]
    • /ɪnˈgri di ənt/

Definitions of ingredients word

  • noun ingredients something that enters as an element into a mixture: Flour, eggs, and sugar are the main ingredients in the cake. 1
  • noun ingredients a constituent element of anything; component: the ingredients of political success. 1
  • noun ingredients Plural form of ingredient. 1
  • noun ingredients plural of ingredient. 0

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Origin of ingredients

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 Ingredients

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ingredients 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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Synonyms for ingredients

noun ingredients

  • fixings — the act of a person or thing that fixes.
  • elements — Plural form of element.
  • constituents — serving to compose or make up a thing; component: the constituent parts of a motor.
  • components — A part or element of a larger whole, esp. a part of a machine or vehicle.
  • parts — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.

Antonyms for ingredients

noun ingredients

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