dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/ing_MW.json
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{
"Ingaevones":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a group of Teutonic peoples inhabiting the northern coast of Europe in ancient times":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccinj\u0259\u0307\u02c8v\u014d(\u02cc)n\u0113z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033636",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Ingalik":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of such people":[],
": an Athapaskan people of the lower Yukon and Kuskokwim river valleys of Alaska":[],
": the language of the Ingalik people":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8i\u014bg\u0259\u02cclik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233442",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Inge":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"William 1913\u20131973 American playwright":[],
"William Ralph 1860\u20131954 English prelate and author":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8inj",
"\u02c8i\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222607",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Inger":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ingrian":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8i\u014b(g)\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064429",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Ingerman":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ingrian":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8i\u014b(g)\u0259(r)m\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120142",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Ingush":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of the Ingush people":[],
": an Islamic people living north of the Caucasian mountains and related to the Chechen":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8in\u02ccg\u00fcsh"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161105",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Ingushetia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"autonomous republic of southern Russia in Europe north of the Caucasus Mountains and bordering on Georgia; capital Nazran' area 1242 square miles (3217 square kilometers), population 412,529":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cci\u014b-g\u00fc-\u02c8sh\u0113-sh\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130920",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"inga":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of tropical shrubs and trees (family Leguminosae) having white or red flowers and large pods that contain an edible pulp and yielding an inferior timber of little durability \u2014 see guama":[],
": any plant of the genus Inga":[],
": camachile":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Portuguese ing\u00e1 huamuchil, from Tupi ing\u00e1, eng\u00e1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"in sense 1 \u02c8i\u014bg\u0259",
"in senses 2 & 3 i\u014b\u02c8g\u00e4 or \u02c8i\u014bg\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050201",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ingaevonic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to the Ingaevones":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u00a6v\u014dn-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110922",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ingate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a gate through which the metal is poured into a foundry mold":[],
": a thing that enters : import":[],
": entrance":[],
": import duty":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from in + gate way, street":"Noun",
"in entry 4 + gate (channel in a mold)":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8in\u02ccg\u0101t",
"\""
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043442",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ingather":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": assemble":[],
": to gather in":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1557, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8in-\u02ccga-t\u035fh\u0259r",
"-\u02ccge-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022846",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"ingatherer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one that gathers in : harvester":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192016",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ingathering":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": assemble":[],
": to gather in":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1557, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8in-\u02ccga-t\u035fh\u0259r",
"-\u02ccge-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231149",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"ingberlach":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a candy made chiefly of ginger and honey":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Yiddish, plural of ingberl piece of ginger candy, diminutive of ingber ginger, from Middle High German ingeber, ingewer , from Old French gingebre":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8i\u014bb\u0259rl\u0259\u1e35"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071351",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ingeminate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": redouble , reiterate":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin ingeminatus , past participle of ingeminare , from in- in- entry 2 + geminare to geminate":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u0307n+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192007",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"ingemination":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": repetition , duplication":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)in",
"\u0259n+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064602",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ingender":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of ingender obsolete variant of engender"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-015411",
"type":[]
},
"ingenerable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": incapable of being engendered or produced : original":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Late Latin ingenerabilis , from Latin in- in- entry 1 + generabilis generable":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u0307n\u02c8jen(\u0259)r\u0259b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202547",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"ingenerate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": generated , produced":[],
": inborn , innate":[],
": not generated":[
"God is ingenerate"
],
": to bring about the generation of : beget , cause":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin ingeneratus , from Latin in- in- entry 1 + generatus , past participle of generare":"Adjective",
"Latin ingeneratus":"Adjective",
"Latin ingeneratus , past participle of ingenerare , from in- in- entry 2 + generare to beget, create":"Transitive verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"-en(\u0259)r\u0259\u0307t",
"(\u02c8)in\u00a6jen(\u0259)r\u0259\u0307t",
"\u0259n\u02c8j-",
"\u0259\u0307n\u02c8jen\u0259\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113256",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"transitive verb"
]
},
"ingenious":{
"antonyms":[
"uncreative",
"unimaginative",
"uninventive",
"unoriginal"
],
"definitions":{
": having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving":[
"an ingenious detective"
],
": marked by originality, resourcefulness, and cleverness in conception or execution":[
"an ingenious contraption"
],
": showing or calling for intelligence, aptitude , or discernment":[]
},
"examples":[
"How many dog-size bathrobes (an ingenious device) are out there",
"\u2026 spacecraft engineers tried to come up with ways to \"unstick\" the antenna. Those attempts failed, but by ingenious software and mission-sequencing techniques \u2026 the Galileo mission was still able to fulfill nearly all of its scientific requirements and return a rich quantity of scientific data \u2026 \u2014 Louis Friedman et al. , Encyclopedia of the Solar System , 1999",
"\u2026 an ingenious method of checking errors \u2026 \u2014 W. David Gardner , Datamation , June 1982",
"The book has an ingenious plot.",
"She was ingenious at finding ways to work more quickly.",
"It was ingenious of him to arrange the schedule so precisely.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Few festivals indulge their fans\u2019 creative instincts like Splendour by finding as many ingenious ways to reinvent itself each year, including plans for a 2022 science tent with lectures and adult-friendly hands-on experiments. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 28 June 2022",
"Ole's son Godtfred was the one who came up with the ingenious interlocking design in 1958, which hasn't changed since. \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"Read on for 10 easy (yet ingenious ) organizing ideas to try today. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 5 Oct. 2018",
"Despite the cancellation of her cooking show, Chen found an ingenious way to return to public television. \u2014 Monica Eng, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Their strained senses of identity, aspirations and personal lives are all richly explored by May \u2014 and in time become targets of the machinations of Isobel, a woman of ingenious malice. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"But Birdy, like all the great teen heroines, is spirited, clever, and adventurous and ready to put off any suitor that comes calling in increasingly ingenious ways. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"The truth is, designers have figured out all sorts of ingenious ways to mimic the body\u2019s natural curves. \u2014 Doug Schnitzspahn, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
"If Jakes\u2019s landscapes don\u2019t present philosophical or environmental parables, their ingenious compositions have a narrative flair. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 13 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ingenyous , from Middle French ingenieus , from Latin ingeniosus , from ingenium natural capacity \u2014 more at engine entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"in-\u02c8j\u0113n-y\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ingenious clever , adroit , cunning , ingenious mean having or showing practical wit or skill in contriving. clever stresses physical or mental quickness, deftness, or great aptitude. a person clever with horses adroit often implies a skillful use of expedients to achieve one's purpose in spite of difficulties. an adroit negotiator cunning implies great skill in constructing or creating. a filmmaker cunning in his use of special effects ingenious suggests the power of inventing or discovering a new way of accomplishing something. an ingenious software engineer",
"synonyms":[
"clever",
"creative",
"imaginative",
"innovational",
"innovative",
"innovatory",
"inventive",
"original",
"originative",
"Promethean"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174619",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"ingeniousness":{
"antonyms":[
"uncreative",
"unimaginative",
"uninventive",
"unoriginal"
],
"definitions":{
": having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving":[
"an ingenious detective"
],
": marked by originality, resourcefulness, and cleverness in conception or execution":[
"an ingenious contraption"
],
": showing or calling for intelligence, aptitude , or discernment":[]
},
"examples":[
"How many dog-size bathrobes (an ingenious device) are out there",
"\u2026 spacecraft engineers tried to come up with ways to \"unstick\" the antenna. Those attempts failed, but by ingenious software and mission-sequencing techniques \u2026 the Galileo mission was still able to fulfill nearly all of its scientific requirements and return a rich quantity of scientific data \u2026 \u2014 Louis Friedman et al. , Encyclopedia of the Solar System , 1999",
"\u2026 an ingenious method of checking errors \u2026 \u2014 W. David Gardner , Datamation , June 1982",
"The book has an ingenious plot.",
"She was ingenious at finding ways to work more quickly.",
"It was ingenious of him to arrange the schedule so precisely.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Few festivals indulge their fans\u2019 creative instincts like Splendour by finding as many ingenious ways to reinvent itself each year, including plans for a 2022 science tent with lectures and adult-friendly hands-on experiments. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 28 June 2022",
"Ole's son Godtfred was the one who came up with the ingenious interlocking design in 1958, which hasn't changed since. \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"Read on for 10 easy (yet ingenious ) organizing ideas to try today. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 5 Oct. 2018",
"Despite the cancellation of her cooking show, Chen found an ingenious way to return to public television. \u2014 Monica Eng, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Their strained senses of identity, aspirations and personal lives are all richly explored by May \u2014 and in time become targets of the machinations of Isobel, a woman of ingenious malice. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"But Birdy, like all the great teen heroines, is spirited, clever, and adventurous and ready to put off any suitor that comes calling in increasingly ingenious ways. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"The truth is, designers have figured out all sorts of ingenious ways to mimic the body\u2019s natural curves. \u2014 Doug Schnitzspahn, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
"If Jakes\u2019s landscapes don\u2019t present philosophical or environmental parables, their ingenious compositions have a narrative flair. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 13 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ingenyous , from Middle French ingenieus , from Latin ingeniosus , from ingenium natural capacity \u2014 more at engine entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"in-\u02c8j\u0113n-y\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ingenious clever , adroit , cunning , ingenious mean having or showing practical wit or skill in contriving. clever stresses physical or mental quickness, deftness, or great aptitude. a person clever with horses adroit often implies a skillful use of expedients to achieve one's purpose in spite of difficulties. an adroit negotiator cunning implies great skill in constructing or creating. a filmmaker cunning in his use of special effects ingenious suggests the power of inventing or discovering a new way of accomplishing something. an ingenious software engineer",
"synonyms":[
"clever",
"creative",
"imaginative",
"innovational",
"innovative",
"innovatory",
"inventive",
"original",
"originative",
"Promethean"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115233",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"ingenue":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a naive girl or young woman":[]
},
"examples":[
"In her latest film she plays the part of an ingenue .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His mother was a beautiful actress, Giovanna Farussi, who was a muse of the great dramatist Carlo Goldoni and achieved stardom playing the ingenue in his comedies all over Europe. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Makeup artist Kale Teter complemented the hairstyle created by DJ Quintero, by leaning into the graceful ingenue look with plenty of blush and long, fluttery lashes to boot. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Now her portrayal as a blond-haired ingenue whose escapades are sensationalized to sell newspapers is considered inspired casting. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
"And Rachel is no wide-eyed ingenue dazzled by Sorokin\u2019s tacky displays of wealth and gaggle of celebrity hangers-on. \u2014 Hayley Maitland, Vogue , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Per The Wall Street Journal, Holmes gained the support of Channing Robertson, her advisor at Stanford, who introduced the young ingenue to venture capitalists. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 Mar. 2022",
"But when country legend Ruthanna Ryder decides to help the ingenue , the spotlight means AnnieLee's past may catch up with her. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Into this silent standoff stumbles the obligatory ingenue , Agnes and Ada\u2019s niece Marian (Louisa Jacobson), penniless in Pennsylvania following her father\u2019s death. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 20 Jan. 2022",
"But an ingenue \u2019s rapturous musical flight isn\u2019t darkened by the audience\u2019s knowledge that two young men have just been needlessly killed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1839, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French ing\u00e9nue , feminine of ing\u00e9nu ingenuous, from Latin ingenuus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8an-j\u0259-\u02ccn\u00fc",
"\u02c8a\u207f-zh\u0259-",
"\u02c8\u00e4n-",
"\u02c8\u00e4\u207f-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113539",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ingenuity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an ingenious device or contrivance":[],
": candor , ingenuousness":[],
": cleverness or aptness of design or contrivance":[],
": skill or cleverness in devising or combining : inventiveness":[]
},
"examples":[
"She showed amazing ingenuity in finding ways to cut costs.",
"It will take considerable ingenuity to fix these problems.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This hive of ingenuity has lit a fire inside Belinskiy. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The event, which will occur in front of an online audience and a live one, promises to serve as an upbeat, unusual show of human ingenuity . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Adding more than a touch of ingenuity to the natural shampoo scene is Briogeo and their Scalp Revival Micro-Exfoliating Shampoo. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
"Striking words for a park built on concepts of human ingenuity , but Guardians doesn\u2019t dive deep into human foibles and instead plays the line off as humor. \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"Especially at big tech companies, where a culture of bleeding-edge innovation is key and research budgets ascend into the billions, a robust IP portfolio indicates a company at the forefront of ingenuity . \u2014 Nat Watkins, Wired , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The F-verb, incessantly substituted as an adjective to compensate for lack of linguistic ingenuity . \u2014 Bob Larsen, SPIN , 12 Feb. 2022",
"He was impressed by the ingenuity of how Havens got to the right answer. \u2014 Popular Mechanics , 21 Feb. 2021",
"Already, Campbell has been moved by the ingenuity of 2020\u2019s participants. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 10 Dec. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1592, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccin-j\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-\u0259-t\u0113",
"-\u02c8ny\u00fc-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cleverness",
"creativeness",
"creativity",
"imagination",
"imaginativeness",
"ingeniousness",
"innovativeness",
"invention",
"inventiveness",
"originality"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200950",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ingenuous":{
"antonyms":[
"affected",
"artful",
"artificial",
"assuming",
"dishonest",
"dissembling",
"dissimulating",
"fake",
"false",
"guileful",
"insincere",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pretentious"
],
"definitions":{
": ingenious":[],
": lacking craft or subtlety":[
"ingenuous in their brutality"
],
": noble , honorable":[],
": showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness":[
"her ingenuous thirst for experience",
"\u2014 Christopher Rawson"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1588, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin ingenuus native, freeborn, from in- + gignere to beget \u2014 more at kin":"Adjective",
"by alteration":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"in-\u02c8jen-y\u0259-w\u0259s",
"-y\u00fc-\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ingenuous Adjective (1) natural , ingenuous , naive , unsophisticated , artless mean free from pretension or calculation. natural implies lacking artificiality and self-consciousness and having a spontaneousness suggesting the natural rather than the man-made world. her unaffected, natural manner ingenuous implies inability to disguise or conceal one's feelings or intentions. the ingenuous enthusiasm of children naive suggests lack of worldly wisdom often connoting credulousness and unchecked innocence. politically naive unsophisticated implies a lack of experience and training necessary for social ease and adroitness. unsophisticated adolescents artless suggests a naturalness resulting from unawareness of the effect one is producing on others. artless charm",
"synonyms":[
"artless",
"genuine",
"guileless",
"honest",
"innocent",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"natural",
"real",
"simple",
"sincere",
"true",
"unaffected",
"unpretending",
"unpretentious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105301",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"ingenuously":{
"antonyms":[
"affected",
"artful",
"artificial",
"assuming",
"dishonest",
"dissembling",
"dissimulating",
"fake",
"false",
"guileful",
"insincere",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pretentious"
],
"definitions":{
": ingenious":[],
": lacking craft or subtlety":[
"ingenuous in their brutality"
],
": noble , honorable":[],
": showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness":[
"her ingenuous thirst for experience",
"\u2014 Christopher Rawson"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1588, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin ingenuus native, freeborn, from in- + gignere to beget \u2014 more at kin":"Adjective",
"by alteration":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"in-\u02c8jen-y\u0259-w\u0259s",
"-y\u00fc-\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ingenuous Adjective (1) natural , ingenuous , naive , unsophisticated , artless mean free from pretension or calculation. natural implies lacking artificiality and self-consciousness and having a spontaneousness suggesting the natural rather than the man-made world. her unaffected, natural manner ingenuous implies inability to disguise or conceal one's feelings or intentions. the ingenuous enthusiasm of children naive suggests lack of worldly wisdom often connoting credulousness and unchecked innocence. politically naive unsophisticated implies a lack of experience and training necessary for social ease and adroitness. unsophisticated adolescents artless suggests a naturalness resulting from unawareness of the effect one is producing on others. artless charm",
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"artless",
"genuine",
"guileless",
"honest",
"innocent",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"natural",
"real",
"simple",
"sincere",
"true",
"unaffected",
"unpretending",
"unpretentious"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
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"affected",
"artful",
"artificial",
"assuming",
"dishonest",
"dissembling",
"dissimulating",
"fake",
"false",
"guileful",
"insincere",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pretentious"
],
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": ingenious":[],
": lacking craft or subtlety":[
"ingenuous in their brutality"
],
": noble , honorable":[],
": showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness":[
"her ingenuous thirst for experience",
"\u2014 Christopher Rawson"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1588, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
},
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"Latin ingenuus native, freeborn, from in- + gignere to beget \u2014 more at kin":"Adjective",
"by alteration":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"in-\u02c8jen-y\u0259-w\u0259s",
"-y\u00fc-\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ingenuous Adjective (1) natural , ingenuous , naive , unsophisticated , artless mean free from pretension or calculation. natural implies lacking artificiality and self-consciousness and having a spontaneousness suggesting the natural rather than the man-made world. her unaffected, natural manner ingenuous implies inability to disguise or conceal one's feelings or intentions. the ingenuous enthusiasm of children naive suggests lack of worldly wisdom often connoting credulousness and unchecked innocence. politically naive unsophisticated implies a lack of experience and training necessary for social ease and adroitness. unsophisticated adolescents artless suggests a naturalness resulting from unawareness of the effect one is producing on others. artless charm",
"synonyms":[
"artless",
"genuine",
"guileless",
"honest",
"innocent",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"natural",
"real",
"simple",
"sincere",
"true",
"unaffected",
"unpretending",
"unpretentious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191833",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"ingeny":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": intelligence , genius , ingenuity":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin ingenium natural character, natural disposition":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020135",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ingerence":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": interference , intrusion":[
"ingerence in the domestic affairs of a neighboring country"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French ing\u00e9rence , from ing\u00e9rer to intrude (from Latin ingerere ) + -ence":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"a\u207fzh\u0101r\u00e4\u00e4\u207fs",
"\u02c8inj\u0259r\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185052",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ingest":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to take in for or as if for digestion":[]
},
"examples":[
"The drug is more easily ingested in pill form.",
"claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That occurs when animals ingest rats that have poison in their systems and are affected by the poison themselves. \u2014 Anjali Huynh, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"This becomes another data source that the FourKites platform can ingest . \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"People who ingest the Listeria bacteria by eating products like the green beans in this new recall risk developing listeriosis. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Many marine species ingest or are entangled by plastic debris, causing severe injuries or death, and plastic pollution threatens food safety and quality, human health, coastal tourism and contributes to climate change, the department said. \u2014 Matthew Daly, ajc , 8 June 2022",
"Machine learning models hosted in edge data centers ingest and analyze incoming data. \u2014 David Flower, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Sea turtles ingest plastic garbage discarded by humans and this causes injuries to their internal organs and intestinal blockages that can lead to their death if not treated. \u2014 Miriam Porter, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"The post-pandemic world of media and entertainment relies on modern technology that can ingest , transfer and store massive data sets that can be easily available, like the solutions offered by Seagate. \u2014 Ashley Lan, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"This could mean the organisms ingest larger clusters of particles or, possibly, that the species might mistake a clump for a bit of food more often. \u2014 Doug Johnson, Ars Technica , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1620, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin ingestus , past participle of ingerere to carry in, from in- + gerere to bear":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"in-\u02c8jest"
],
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"synonyms":[
"consume",
"eat",
"partake (of)",
"put away",
"put down",
"tuck (away "
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203649",
"type":[
"adjective",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"ingot":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mass of metal cast into a convenient shape for storage or transportation to be later processed":[],
": a mold in which metal is cast":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Employees at a plant of Russian palladium supplier Krastsvetmet shaped a palladium ingot in 2019. \u2014 Asa Fitch, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The hearing came just days after a massive ingot from the shipwreck sold at auction for over $2 million. \u2014 CBS News , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Since then, Rehren and colleagues have found similar evidence of glassmaking and ingot production at other sites, including the ancient desert city of Tell el-Amarna, known as Amarna for short, briefly the capital of Akhenaton during the 1300s BCE. \u2014 Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021",
"At Qantir, Egyptian Egyptologist Mahmoud Hamza even unearthed a large corroded red glass ingot in the 1920s. \u2014 Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021",
"But some crucibles were dark red or black, suggesting they\u2019d been heated to at least 1,000 degrees Celsius, a high enough temperature to finish melting the glass and color it evenly to produce a glass ingot . \u2014 Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Alaska Airlines celebrated by offering its May passengers on the route a five-gram gold ingot . \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Nov. 2021",
"That wastes less material than the traditional approach, which entails slicing the wafer from a solid ingot of silicon. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Last year, the Durham Constabulary reported that, in raids of several properties in the North of England, a silver ingot and a large number of Anglo-Saxon coins had been recovered, including some minted by Alfred the Great and Ceolwulf II. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 9 Nov. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, perhaps modification of Middle French lingot ingot of metal, incorrectly divided as l'ingot , as if from le the":""
},
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"\u02c8i\u014b-g\u0259t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120422",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"ingrain":{
"antonyms":[
"built-in",
"constitutional",
"constitutive",
"essential",
"hardwired",
"immanent",
"inborn",
"inbred",
"indigenous",
"ingrained",
"engrained",
"inherent",
"innate",
"integral",
"intrinsic",
"native",
"natural"
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": made of fiber that is dyed before being spun into yarn":[],
": made of yarn that is dyed before being woven or knitted":[],
": thoroughly worked in : innate":[],
": to work indelibly into the natural texture or mental or moral constitution":[]
},
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"Verb",
"the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession",
"the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory",
"Adjective",
"an ingrain skepticism that saves him from falling for every hoax that comes along",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Or what if more firms leave the Protocol for Broker Recruiting, strengthen their employment contracts via provisions in sunset programs, or seek to further ingrain themselves in advisor\u2019s businesses making portability more of a challenge",
"Using a higher rep range with more unstable lifts helps ingrain good motor control. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 Nov. 2019",
"Many high-income earners come from middle-class households that ingrain in them admirable middle-class values like hard work. \u2014 Andrew Lanoie, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Baking in culture in this way can ingrain these central values within all employees, ensuring culture is sustainable long term. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Mindfulness training may encompass things like meditation and positive thinking exercises to ingrain these habits in workers. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
"So cultivating personal leadership skills and gravitas is simply a matter of repeatedly putting in the committed work and effort needed to ingrain these traits into your way of being. \u2014 Jon Michail, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
"But the proud mama strives to ingrain meaningful values into her daughter. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2021",
"The most customer-centric leaders set the example to ingrain a customer focus into the culture and make customers central to every decision the company makes. \u2014 Blake Morgan, Forbes , 5 Apr. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"From their first five-mile hike to joining a weekend campout, outdoor adventures ingrain skills into our Scouts that are applicable in the real world. \u2014 Dallas News , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Such moments are part of what ingrain Disney movies in us, says Favreau, noting that the family-friendly films are often a child\u2019s first lesson in how to navigate life's bigger turns: love, death and personal ethics. \u2014 Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY , 10 July 2019",
"Police forces actually only hire candidates that fall below a certain IQ level, and ingrain in their officers to simply take orders from the chiefs and mayor's. \u2014 Joseph A. Gambardello, Philly.com , 27 Feb. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1899, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1641, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8in-\u02ccgr\u0101n",
"(\u02cc)in-\u02c8gr\u0101n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ingrain Verb infuse , suffuse , imbue , ingrain , inoculate , leaven mean to introduce one thing into another so as to affect it throughout. infuse implies a pouring in of something that gives new life or significance. new members infused enthusiasm into the club suffuse implies a spreading through of something that gives an unusual color or quality. a room suffused with light imbue implies the introduction of a quality that fills and permeates the whole being. imbue students with intellectual curiosity ingrain , used only in the passive or past participle, suggests the deep implanting of a quality or trait. clung to ingrained habits inoculate implies an imbuing or implanting with a germinal idea and often suggests stealth or subtlety. an electorate inoculated with dangerous ideas leaven implies introducing something that enlivens, tempers, or markedly alters the total quality. a serious play leavened with comic moments",
"synonyms":[
"endue",
"indue",
"imbue",
"inculcate",
"infuse",
"inoculate",
"invest",
"steep",
"suffuse"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032728",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"ingrained":{
"antonyms":[
"adventitious",
"extraneous",
"extrinsic"
],
"definitions":{
": forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated":[
"ingrained prejudice"
],
": worked into the grain or fiber":[]
},
"examples":[
"These attitudes are very deeply ingrained in the culture.",
"her deeply ingrained distrust of all authority",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"First, there is often a tendency to get mired and deeply ingrained in your life\u2019s work. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"But while the facility would undergo a variety of changes in the decades to come \u2014 alternate names, new buildings \u2014 its penchant for violence and abuse, former residents say, would remain deeply ingrained . \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
"But bending her deeply ingrained poise into a more ungainly, everyday shape \u2014 while continuing to kick ass \u2014 may be Yeoh\u2019s most complicated assignment yet. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Dixon believes this is one key takeaway from the January jobs report: The enduring gender divide shaping both the pandemic\u2019s economic fallout and its recovery is a deeply ingrained feature of the U.S. labor market. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa figures he\u2019s always been coached hard, a pattern established by his father that became ingrained as his attitude, too. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 2 June 2022",
"The parish is deeply ingrained into their lives and families. \u2014 Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"It\u2019s so deeply ingrained in us to fear that conversation. \u2014 Amy Shoenthal, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"These behavioral stereotypes are ingrained in how many view breeds, from Great Danes to shih tzus. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)in-\u02c8gr\u0101nd",
"\u02c8in-\u02ccgr\u0101nd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"built-in",
"constitutional",
"constitutive",
"essential",
"hardwired",
"immanent",
"inborn",
"inbred",
"indigenous",
"ingrain",
"inherent",
"innate",
"integral",
"intrinsic",
"native",
"natural"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081511",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"ingrate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an ungrateful person":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nevertheless, in the summer of 1922 literary friends passed the hat to provide financing for the notorious ingrate \u2019s next adventure. \u2014 Colin Grant, The New York Review of Books , 5 Nov. 2020",
"No more high-revving VTEC four-cylinder and slick manual transmission for you ingrates , because\u2014wait, hold on a moment. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 15 May 2020",
"For years after 9/11, Republicans defended the intelligence community against civil libertarians and intervention-skeptical Democrats, attacking critics of the FBI and CIA as unpatriotic ingrates . \u2014 Jack Crowe, National Review , 20 Jan. 2020",
"One of the most intriguing threads in the book concerns the woman\u2019s ingrate of a daughter, to whom the Cheffe nonetheless kowtows, sending love in her child\u2019s direction even when that child undermines her in every way. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2019",
"Now hopefully some of you ingrates are going to make up for ruining my life by launching a GoFundMe page to pay my legal bills. \u2014 Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com , 15 July 2019",
"This form of rebellion journalism makes Martin seem an accusatory ingrate rather than an artist with a personal vision whose endeavors are worthy of respect. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 10 July 2019",
"On Chinese social media, a heady narrative, fuelled by nationalism, has emerged of the Communist Party as a magnanimous matriarch beset by circumstances to give up her child and Hong Kong as its pampered ingrate . \u2014 Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker , 17 June 2019",
"The league rolls on despite half of the country thinking its players are unpatriotic ingrates , and despite a Commissioner Who Couldn't Shoot Straight seeming hapless and helpless to make anything better. \u2014 Greg Cote, miamiherald , 25 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1622, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin ingratus ungrateful, from in- + gratus grateful \u2014 more at grace":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8in-\u02ccgr\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105316",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ingrateful":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": not grateful":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"in- entry 1 + grateful":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123029",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ingratiate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort":[
"\u2014 usually used with with ingratiate themselves with the community leaders \u2014 William Attwood"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chapek has struggled to ingratiate himself with Hollywood\u2019s notoriously clubby culture of creatives and the reporters who cover them. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Kaiser Time partnered with dozens of companies over the years and was considered a go-to organization for anyone wanting to ingratiate themselves into the luxury watch market. \u2014 Anthony Demarco, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Prosecutors now fear the men used the company as part of a scheme to ingratiate themselves with real members of the U.S. Secret Service at the Crossing. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Every spring new college football coaches, whether they were fired and got another job or left for greener pastures, attempt to ingratiate themselves with new fan bases. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"But Subramanian says that with a whole new season of The Kardashians ahead of us, there\u2019s plenty of time for Kim to ingratiate herself again with her consumer base. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Federal prosecutors are investigating the money trail behind two men accused of posing as federal agents to ingratiate themselves with Secret Service officers, the government told a judge Friday. \u2014 Alexa Corse, WSJ , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Lundy also wants to ingratiate himself among the local basketball community. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The story is about blots \u2014 male AIs designed to look like handsome heartthrobs, ingratiate themselves and steal women\u2019s data. \u2014 Nate Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1621, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"in- entry 2 + Latin gratia grace":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"in-\u02c8gr\u0101-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103028",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"ingratiating":{
"antonyms":[
"unendearing",
"uningratiating"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of winning favor : pleasing":[
"an ingratiating smile"
],
": intended or adopted in order to gain favor : flattering":[]
},
"examples":[
"one of the orphans had a most ingratiating smile",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Smith\u2019s tone was self-conscious and ingratiating \u2014at times, obsequious. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
"So Nachminovitch and her workers are unfailingly polite and ingratiating , even when confronting the obstinate, the ignorant, the hostile, the unapologetically inhumane. \u2014 Gene Weingarten, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
"As a lord, this Othello is a little vulgar \u2014 too ingratiating , a boaster, an arrogant man. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Oct. 2021",
"While Virginia Madsen plays the lead, an ingratiating , ambitious graduate student Helen Lyle, it\u2019s Tony Todd as the titular villain that proves to be a crucial reason for why the film endures. \u2014 Angelica Jade Basti\u00e9n, Vulture , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Lucy is as isolated and afraid as Rosemary Woodhouse, alone in New York City, surrounded only by men and hostile, ingratiating and untrustworthy women. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2021",
"Sherwood-Randall was similarly personable and ingratiating , and ferociously ambitious. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 18 Jan. 2021",
"The scenes of Matt\u2019s education are diverting and overly ingratiating , characterized by snappy edits and broadly deployed comedy. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 4 Mar. 2020",
"The production has the feel of a pop concert, with the ingratiating performers dancing up the aisles and exhorting the audience to respond. \u2014 Brian Seibert, New York Times , 2 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1655, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"in-\u02c8gr\u0101-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101-ti\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"disarming",
"endearing",
"insinuating",
"winning",
"winsome"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043710",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"ingratitude":{
"antonyms":[
"appreciation",
"appreciativeness",
"gratefulness",
"gratitude",
"thankfulness",
"thanks"
],
"definitions":{
": forgetfulness of or poor return for kindness received : ungratefulness":[]
},
"examples":[
"their daughter's ingratitude for all that they have done for her is truly appalling",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the virtues here so outweigh the flaws that to complain seems almost like ingratitude . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Among the vices of the unforgiving progressive left are envy and intolerance, but perhaps the greatest is ingratitude . \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 4 Jan. 2022",
"After more than a year of the coronavirus pandemic, help us to combat the pandemic of ingratitude , which blinds us to all kinds of blessings we are surrounded by. \u2014 Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review , 28 June 2021",
"But the recent high-profile termination of a Tennessee physician has put a spotlight on how often this dedication is met with ingratitude \u2014 or worse. \u2014 Editorial Board, Star Tribune , 16 July 2021",
"Only wailing and filled diapers, debt and ingratitude , and inevitably sour teen years. \u2014 Ben Philippe, The New Yorker , 20 June 2021",
"In its two scenes \u2014 which together last under an hour \u2014 the filling-station owner Bob and his wife, Mary, deal with the ingratitude and arrogance of Bob\u2019s younger brother, Nate, a spendthrift academic whose studies were underwritten by the couple. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2021",
"What is motherhood but a string of abuse, ingratitude and terror for what the savagery of the world will do to a child",
"In the minds of many Britons, no matter the depth of her personal suffering, Meghan has been tried and convicted of ingratitude . \u2014 Helen Lewis, The Atlantic , 8 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin ingratitudo , from Latin in- + Late Latin gratitudo gratitude":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"in-\u02c8gra-t\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
"-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
"(\u02cc)in-\u02c8gra-t\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"thanklessness",
"ungratefulness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170532",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ingravescent":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": gradually increasing in severity":[
"ingravescent disease",
"ingravescent abnormality of function"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin ingravescent-, ingravescens , present participle of ingravescere to become heavier, to become worse, from in- in- entry 2 + gravescere to become heavy, from gravis heavy, severe":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083327",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ingravidate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": impregnate":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin ingravidatus , past participle of ingravidare , from Latin in- in- entry 2 + Late Latin gravidare to make pregnant, from Latin gravidus pregnant":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u0307n\u02c8grav\u0259\u02ccd\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111704",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"ingredient":{
"antonyms":[
"whole"
],
"definitions":{
": something that enters into a compound or is a component part of any combination or mixture : constituent":[]
},
"examples":[
"He uses only the finest ingredients in his cooking.",
"the ingredients of a salad",
"the ingredients in the soap",
"Honesty is an essential ingredient of a successful marriage.",
"The show has all the ingredients needed to attract a large audience.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To date, Isaacs has found just one manufacturer that can produce the key ingredient to her exacting standards. \u2014 Ahmed Zambarakji, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
"Biodiversity is sort of our key ingredient to the ecological balance on the planet. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"The key ingredient to this shave gel is colloidal oatmeal, a centuries-old remedy for itchy and irritated skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"The essential ingredient to a strong brand presence is effective differentiation. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"So don\u2019t be callous or cruel, but remember that nobody else is the major ingredient to your creative formula. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Avoiding this measurement step is the magical ingredient to the researcher\u2019s control system. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2022",
"After nearly two years of isolation being a key ingredient to each day, the trip provided a deep level of connectedness that gave me emotional warmth, not just physical warmth. \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 15 Jan. 2022",
"This place has everything: a light machine, blasting beats, dozens of dancing football players ranging from 165 to 330 pounds, and the special ingredient to the Bears\u2019 sudden success. \u2014 Amanda Kaschube, chicagotribune.com , 12 Dec. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Middle English, from Latin ingredient-, ingrediens , present participle of ingredi to go into, from in- + gradi to go \u2014 more at grade entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"in-\u02c8gr\u0113d-\u0113-\u0259nt",
"in-\u02c8gr\u0113-d\u0113-\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ingredient element , component , constituent , ingredient mean one of the parts of a compound or complex whole. element applies to any such part and often connotes irreducible simplicity. the basic elements of geometry component and constituent may designate any of the substances (whether elements or compounds) or the qualities that enter into the makeup of a complex product; component stresses its separate entity or distinguishable character. the components of a stereo system constituent stresses its essential and formative character. the constituents of a chemical compound ingredient applies to any of the substances which when combined form a particular mixture. the ingredients of a cocktail",
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"building block",
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"constituent",
"element",
"factor",
"member"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"ingress":{
"antonyms":[],
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": the act of entering : entrance":[
"the seal prevents ingress of moisture"
],
": the power or liberty of entrance or access":[
"an area with restricted ingress"
]
},
"examples":[
"Ingress to and egress from the freeway were made difficult by the construction.",
"with limited ingress and egress to the freeway, the stadium is the frequent scene of bottlenecks",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Brick and timber low-rise buildings with ample natural light, garden space, high ceilings, ease of ingress and egress and amenities including gyms and dog parks are in. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"The Sun\u2019s ingress into Cancer on June 21 marks the Summer Solstice and longest day of the year, aiming to heighten our energy. \u2014 Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com , 26 May 2022",
"The second row can slide five inches, and the backrest moves forward to ease ingress to the third row. \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Where the drawers are protected enough to completely prevent water ingress even during pressure washing, the storage areas inside these pillars\u2014Decked calls them ammo cans\u2014can allow some water inside. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The Sun\u2019s ingress into Gemini on May 20 lightens up the energy and gives us the chance to have fun. \u2014 Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Fisker also says the Ronin will have unique doors that improve ingress and egress, but didn\u2019t reveal what form these apertures will take. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 4 May 2022",
"That included the city of Lakewood, which provided an easement onto Madison Park land solving one of the biggest issues with the library branch -- ingress and egress. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 25 Mar. 2022",
"This ingress is asking you to transform into a better version of yourself, one who is even stronger than the you that came before. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Latin ingressus , from ingredi":""
},
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"\u02c8in-\u02ccgres"
],
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"access",
"accession",
"admission",
"admittance",
"door",
"doorway",
"entrance",
"entr\u00e9e",
"entree",
"entry",
"gateway",
"key",
"passport",
"ticket"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114508",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"inguin-":{
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": inguinal":[
"inguin odynia",
"inguino scrotal"
],
": inguinal and":[
"inguin odynia",
"inguino scrotal"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin inguin-, inguen":""
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"type":[
"combining form"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or situated in the region of the groin or in either of the lowest lateral regions of the abdomen":[
"an inguinal hernia"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After missing most of training camp with the Warriors because of inguinal hernia surgery, Payton made quite an impression in his 11 preseason minutes. \u2014 Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 Oct. 2021",
"After inguinal hernia surgery this summer, Payton II missed the Warriors\u2019 first three preseason games and wasn\u2019t even cleared to return to practice until Saturday - giving him just 10 days to try to secure the team\u2019s 15th and final roster spot. \u2014 Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Briefly: The Warriors are hoping that Gary Payton II, working his way back from an inguinal hernia surgery, can play in at least one of the final two preseason games. \u2014 Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Groin pain is synonymous with similar diagnoses, such as athletica pubalgia (athlete with pain in pubic area), sports hernia, athletic hernia and inguinal disruption (injury to the region where the inner thigh meets the pelvis). \u2014 Colin Hoobler, oregonlive , 13 Feb. 2020",
"Whelan has lost weight in the last year and has an inguinal hernia, which means tissue is protruding through a weak spot in the abdominal muscle wall. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com , 22 Jan. 2020",
"The actress and reality star didn't know at first that her symptoms were serious but ended up being diagnosed with two inguinal and two femoral hernias. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 19 Dec. 2019",
"While inguinal hernias sit at the top of the groin and are visible, femoral hernias are lower down, near the femoral vein, and tougher to diagnose. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 18 Dec. 2019",
"This past Saturday, Jeremy opened up on Instagram about his inguinal hernia surgery, a procedure that is sometimes needed when tissue protrudes through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 4 Nov. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English inguynale , from Latin inguinalis , from inguin-, inguen groin \u2014 more at adeno-":""
},
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"\u02c8i\u014b-gw\u0259n-\u1d4al",
"\u02c8i\u014b-gw\u0259-n\u1d4al"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025134",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"ingulph":{
"antonyms":[],
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"Definition of ingulph obsolete variant of engulf"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-193737",
"type":[]
},
"ingurgitate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to swallow greedily or in large quantities : guzzle":[]
},
"examples":[
"with no time for fine dining, we just ingurgitated our food and went on our way"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1570, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin ingurgitatus , past participle of ingurgitare , from in- + gurgit-, gurges whirlpool \u2014 more at voracious":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"in-\u02c8g\u0259r-j\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"bolt",
"cram",
"devour",
"glut",
"gobble",
"gorge",
"gormandize",
"gulp",
"inhale",
"raven",
"scarf",
"scoff",
"slop",
"wolf"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054825",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"Ingrian":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a western division of the Finns native to the old Baltic province of Ingria in which St. Petersburg was built":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8i\u014b(g)r\u0113\u0259n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Ingria , district of early Russia on the eastern end of the Gulf of Finland + English -an":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203256"
},
"ingrowing":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": growing or tending inward":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8in-\u02ccgr\u014d-i\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204531"
},
"ingot iron":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": iron containing only small proportions of impurities (such as less than 0.05 percent carbon)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230857"
},
"ingrown":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": having the direction of growth or activity or interest inward rather than outward":[
"swarms of ingrown , infighting bureaucracies",
"\u2014 H. R. Cilley"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8in-\u02ccgr\u014dn"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All of the above DIY waxing steps will also help prevent ingrown hairs on the body, according to Dr. Eldik. \u2014 Mara Santilli, SELF , 22 June 2022",
"Exfoliating 2-3 times per week can help to improve the appearance of rough texture, fade discoloration, and reduce ingrown hairs caused by dead skin cells. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"Users have praised its ability to deliver a super close shave that doesn't cause any nicks (and subsequent ingrown hairs), while also especially being gentle on hard-to-cut areas like the neck and jawline. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 8 June 2022",
"Either way, these hydrating formulas will ensure a nick-free shave and help prevent ingrown hairs, unwanted bumps, and irritated skin. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"Witch hazel is a natural essential oil that helps treat inflammation, irritation, ingrown hairs, and redness. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"The most important way to prevent any irritation or ingrown hair is maintenance. \u2014 ELLE , 5 May 2022",
"These cells continue to build up over time, resulting in blocked pores, blackheads, ingrown hairs, and faded looking skin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"Electric shavers are an obvious choice for guys who want to avoid razor burn, ingrown hairs and all other irritations that come with a manual razor shave. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 9 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231132"
},
"ingrown meander":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an incised meander (as of a river) with a steep undercut slope on one side and a gentle slip-off slope on the other side":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022707"
},
"ingressive":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": inchoative sense 2":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"in-\u02c8gre-siv"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062937"
},
"ingrowth":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a growing inward (as to fill a void)":[],
": something that grows in or into a space":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8in-\u02ccgr\u014dth"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133533"
},
"Ingolstadt":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city on the Danube River in central Bavaria, southern Germany population 107,375":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8i\u014b-g\u0259l-\u02ccsht\u00e4t",
"-\u02ccst\u00e4t"
],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180341"
}
}