ancillary
UK/ænˈsɪl.ə.ɹiː//ˈæn.səˌlɛɹ.i/
ancillary adjective: subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
Adjective
ancillary (comparative more ancillary, superlative most ancillary)
- Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
- […] how easily he took all things along with him,—the persons, the opinions, and the day, and nature became ancillary to a man.1836, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature, Chapter 3
- [E]very organ of the body, whatever function it may perform, must also perform the other four functions in an ancillary manner.1898, John Wesley Powell, “Chapter 7”, in Truth and Error
- Synonyms:
- accessory
Noun
ancillary (plural ancillaries)
- Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
- Auxiliaries and ancillaries are comprehensive, and include a Westinghouse motor-driven recriprocating compressor used for locomotive braking and general service air, two rotary exhauster sets for train brakes when hauling passenger or fitted freight trains, and an oil-fired train heating boiler.1950 November, “Mixed-Traffic Diesel-Electric Locomotives for Ireland”, in Railway Magazine, page 781
- An auxiliary.
ancillary meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
ancillary in Hindi
- ancillary
- अधीनस्थ adhīnasth
ancillary in Tamil
- துணை, துணையான, குற்றேவல் செய்கிற, துணைமையான
ancillary in Marathi
- आनुषंगिक
ancillary in Urdu
- subordinate, secondary, auxiliary, accessory
- مُعاوِن muawan
More languagesFewer languages
- ancillary in Bengali
- আনুষঙ্গিক, সহায়ক
- ancillary in Malayalam
- അനുബന്ധമായ, അധിക, വിശേഷാലുള്ള, വിശേഷാത്
- ancillary in Kannada
- ಪೂರಕ, ನೆರವಾಗುವ, ಅಧೀನ, ಕೈಕೆಳಗಿನ
- ancillary in Gujarati
- આનુષંગિક
- ancillary in Odia
- ଆନୁଷଙ୍ଗିକ
- ancillary in Nepali
- आनुषङ्गिक, आनुषंगिक
- ancillary in Arabic
- مُلْحَق mulḥaq
Examples of ancillary in a sentence
- The airline offers a variety of ancillary travel services, including airport lounges and priority boarding.
- The company offers ancillary travel services to their customers, including airport parking, lounges, car hire, extra legroom, seat selection and additional baggage allowance.
- Peasant communities were often effectively self-policing, while the newly reorganized maréchaussée served as an ancillary peace-keeping force.
Synonyms of ancillary
Forms of ancillary
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more ancillary |
| superlative | most ancillary |
| Noun | |
| plural | ancillaries |
Origin of ancillary
From Latin ancillāris (“ancillary; relating to female slaves”), from ancilla (“slave-woman”).
Words formed from ancillary
Words that rhyme with ancillary
- capillary
- pillory
- pupillary
- fritillary
- inframaxillary
- maxillary
- submaxillary
- supramaxillary
- vexillary
- admaxillary
- antennomaxillary
- armillary
32 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- bacillary
- bimaxillary
- circummaxillary
- codicillary
- coronomaxillary
- dentomaxillary
- ethmomaxillary
- faciomaxillary
- frontomaxillary
- intermaxillary
- interpupillary
- intramaxillary
- jugomaxillary
- labiomaxillary
- mandibulomaxillary
- nasomaxillary
- neurofibrillary
- odontomaxillary
- orbitomaxillary
- palatomaxillary
- papillary
- paramaxillary
- postmaxillary
- premaxillary
- premaxillomaxillary
- pseudomaxillary
- pterygomaxillary
- rhinomaxillary
- septomaxillary
- stylomaxillary
- temporomaxillary
- zygomaxillary
Questions about ancillary
- What does ancillary mean?
- Ancillary means subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
- What is ancillary in Hindi?
- Ancillary in Hindi is अधीनस्थ (adhīnasth). See Ancillary meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ancillary?
- Ancillary can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce ancillary?
- Ancillary is pronounced /ænˈsɪl.ə.ɹiː/ (UK).
Words near ancillary in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ancillary (page history and authors); अधीनस्थ (Hindi) (page history and authors); ancillary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ancillary (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ancillary (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ancillary (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); ancillary (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ancillary (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ancillary (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ancillary (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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