ingrown

in·grown

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in-grohn]
- /ˈɪnˌgroʊn/
- /ˈɪŋˌɡrəʊ.ɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-grohn]
- /ˈɪnˌgroʊn/

Definitions of ingrown word

adjective ingrown having grown into the flesh: an ingrown toenail. 1
adjective ingrown grown within or inward. 1
noun ingrown Growing or having grown within a thing ; innate. 1
adjective ingrown toenail, hair: grown inwards 1
adjective ingrown ingrained, innate 1
adjective ingrown insular, too concerned with one's particular group 1

See all 14 definitions of ingrown

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Origin of ingrown

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70; in-1 + grown

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Parts of speech for Ingrown

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ingrown

ingrown popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% 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 ingrown

adjective ingrown

ingrowing — growing into the flesh: an ingrowing nail.
impacted — tightly or immovably wedged in.
malformed — faultily or anomalously formed.
deformed — disfigured or misshapen

All 4 Synonyms of ingrown