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Meaning of 'ingredient' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ingredient [ a.]
- Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.
2 . Ingredient [ n.]
- That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination or mixture; an element; a constituent.

Meaning of 'ingredient' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ingredient [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an abstract part of something
Example in sentence:
  • a key factor in her success;
  • humor: an effective ingredient of a speech;
  • jealousy was a component of his character;
  • the grammatical elements of a sentence;
  • two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
Meaning (2):
- food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
Example in sentence:
  • the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad

Nearby Words:

ing ingannation ingate ingathering ingelable ingeminate ingeminated ingeminating ingemination ingena

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