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Definitions for Ingrained
[1] firmly fixed; deep-rooted; inveterate: ingrained superstition.
[2] wrought into or through the grain or fiber.
[3] to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.
[4] ingrained; firmly fixed.
[5] (of fiber or yarn) dyed in a raw state, before being woven or knitted.
[6] made of fiber or yarn so dyed: ingrain fabric.
[7] (of carpets) made of ingrain yarn and so woven as to show a different pattern on each side; reversible.
[8] yarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture.
[9] an ingrain carpet.
[10] deeply impressed or instilled his fears are deeply ingrained
[11] (prenominal) complete or inveterate; utter an ingrained fool
[12] (esp of dirt) worked into or through the fibre, grain, pores, etc
[13] to impress deeply on the mind or nature; instil
[14] archaic to dye into the fibre of (a fabric)
[15] variants of ingrained
[16] (of woven or knitted articles, esp rugs and carpets) made of dyed yarn or of fibre that is dyed before being spun into yarn
[17] a carpet made from ingrained yarn such yarn
Words related to Ingrained
fixed, rooted, intrinsic, deep-seated, inherent, inbred, innate, confirmed, indwelling, built-in, chronic, congenital, constitutional, fundamental, hereditary, inborn, indelible, inveterate, ineradicable, inbuilt
Words nearby Ingrained
ingolstadt, ingot, ingot iron, ingraft, ingrain, ingrained, ingram, ingrate, ingratiate, ingratiating, ingratitude
Origin of Ingrained
1760–70; orig. phrase (dyed ) in grain (i.e., with kermes)
Other words from Ingrained
in·grain·ed·ly [in-grey -nid-lee, -greynd -] /ɪnˈgreɪ nɪd li, -ˈgreɪnd-/ , adverb
in·grain·ed·ness , noun
un·in·grained , adjective
Word origin for Ingrained
C18: from the phrase dyed in grain dyed with kermes through the fibre
Synonyms for Ingrained
deep-seated, fixed, implanted, inbred, inherent, innate, intrinsic, rooted, confirmed, indwelling, built-in, chronic, congenital, constitutional, fundamental, hereditary, in the blood, inborn, inbuilt, indelible, ineradicable, inveterate