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ingredient

Syllables: in·gre·di·ent/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/

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dialectal/ɪnˈɡɹiːd͡ʒənt/

ingredient noun: one of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

Noun

ingredient (plural ingredients)

  1. One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
    • Holonyms: mixture; whole
    • Near-synonyms: constituent, component
  2. (figuratively) A necessary element to achieve a certain goal; a component.
    • Holonym: end result
    • Innovation is just one ingredient for continued growth.

ingredient meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

ingredient in Tamil

சேர்மானம், உள்ளிடுபொருள், உட்பொருள்

ingredient in Urdu

حصہ, جز, مصالحہ, عنصر

ingredient in Bengali

ingredient
উপকরণ upokoron
an ingredient, an element, component, an item
অঙ্গ oṅgo

ingredient in Malayalam

substance present in a mixture
ചേരുവ cēruva
More languagesFewer languages
ingredient in Kannada
ಅಡಕ, ಘಟಕಾಂಶ, ಮಿಶ್ರಣಾಂಶ
ingredient in Gujarati
અંગ aṅga
ingredient in Arabic
مُقَوِّم muqawwim
ingredient in Persian
اجزائ
ingredient in Vietnamese
thành phần

Examples of ingredient in a sentence

  • The ingredients of a Spanish omelette are potatoes, eggs, onion, and a little salt.
  • Patience and understanding are key ingredients for a long-lasting marriage.
  • By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients.1704, I[saac] N[ewton], “(please specify |book=1 to 3)”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours...
  • Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids.1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments, and the Choice of Them, According to the Different Constitutions of Human...

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Synonyms of ingredient

Forms of ingredient

pluralingredients

Plural of ingredient: ingredients

Origin of ingredient

From Middle French ingredient, from Latin ingrediens, present participle of ingredior (“to go or enter into or onto”).

Words formed from ingredient

Phrases with ingredient

Questions about ingredient

What does ingredient mean?
Ingredient means one of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
What is ingredient in Tamil?
Ingredient in Tamil is சேர்மானம், உள்ளிடுபொருள், உட்பொருள். See Ingredient meaning in Tamil.
How do you use ingredient in a sentence?
The ingredients of a Spanish omelette are potatoes, eggs, onion, and a little salt.
What part of speech is ingredient?
Ingredient is a noun.
How do you pronounce ingredient?
Ingredient is pronounced /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/.
What is the plural of ingredient?
The plural of ingredient is ingredients.

Words near ingredient in the dictionary

  1. ingravidating
  2. ingravidation
  3. ingraving
  4. ingredience
  5. ingrediency
  6. ingredient
  7. ingredient deck
  8. ingredient decks
  9. ingredients
  10. Ingresian
  11. ingress

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ingredient (page history and authors); ingredient (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ingredient (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অঙ্গ (Bengali) (page history and authors); ingredient (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); અંગ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). 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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