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ingrained
in·grained I0139600 (ĭn-grānd′)adj.1. Firmly established, as by long conditioning; deep-seated: ingrained prejudice; the ingrained habits of a lifetime.2. Worked deeply into the texture or fiber: a carpet disfigured by ingrained dirt.ingrained (ɪnˈɡreɪnd) or engrainedadj1. deeply impressed or instilled: his fears are deeply ingrained. 2. (prenominal) complete or inveterate; utter: an ingrained fool. 3. (esp of dirt) worked into or through the fibre, grain, pores, etc ingrainedly, engrainedly adv inˈgrainedness, enˈgrainedness nin•grained (ɪnˈgreɪnd, ˈɪnˌgreɪnd) also engrained adj. 1. firmly fixed; deep-rooted; inveterate: ingrained superstition. 2. wrought into or through the grain or fiber. [1590–1600] in•grain•ed•ly (ɪnˈgreɪ nɪd li, -ˈgreɪnd-) adv. in•grain′ed•ness, n. ingrain, ingrained - Ingrain literally means "work into the grain" (originally, of fabric), and ingrained is metaphorically "deep-seated."See also related terms for metaphor.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | ingrained - (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need"deep-rooted, deep-seated, implanted, plantedconstituted, established - brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established; "the established social order"; "distrust the constituted authority"; "a team established as a member of a major league"; "enjoyed his prestige as an established writer"; "an established precedent"; "the established Church" |
ingrained engrainedadjective fixed, rooted, deep-seated, fundamental, constitutional, inherent, hereditary, in the blood, intrinsic, deep-rooted, indelible, inveterate, inborn, inbred, inbuilt, ineradicable, brassbound Morals tend to be deeply ingrained.ingrainedadjective1. Firmly established by long standing:confirmed, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched, hard-shell, ineradicable, inveterate, irradicable, set, settled.2. Forming an essential element, as arising from the basic structure of an individual:built-in, congenital, connatural, constitutional, elemental, inborn, inbred, indigenous, indwelling, inherent, innate, intrinsic, native, natural.Translationsfissatopregiudizio radicatoradicatoingrained Related to ingrained: thesaurusSynonyms for ingrainedadj fixedSynonyms- fixed
- rooted
- deep-seated
- fundamental
- constitutional
- inherent
- hereditary
- in the blood
- intrinsic
- deep-rooted
- indelible
- inveterate
- inborn
- inbred
- inbuilt
- ineradicable
- brassbound
Synonyms for ingrainedadj firmly established by long standingSynonyms- confirmed
- deep-rooted
- deep-seated
- entrenched
- hard-shell
- ineradicable
- inveterate
- irradicable
- set
- settled
adj forming an essential element, as arising from the basic structure of an individualSynonyms- built-in
- congenital
- connatural
- constitutional
- elemental
- inborn
- inbred
- indigenous
- indwelling
- inherent
- innate
- intrinsic
- native
- natural
Synonyms for ingrainedadj (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rootedSynonyms- deep-rooted
- deep-seated
- implanted
- planted
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