ingrained
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ingrained
Where it comes from
From ingrain + -ed.
adjective more ingrained · most ingrained · engrained
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Being an element; present in the essence of a thing
But ever since the concept of "hamartia" recurred through Aristotle's Poetics, in an attempt to describe man's ingrained iniquity, our impulse has been to identify a telling defect in those brought suddenly and dramatically low.
Similar: inherent
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Fixed, established
Similar: bred-in-the-bone
Similar: radicated
verb engrained
- simple past and past participle of ingrain
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: established, deep-rooted, deep-seated, implanted, planted, inherent, well-established, pervasive, long-established, long-standing, profound, deep, tenacious, persistent, stubborn, strenuous
adjective
Similar: radicated
Translations
Talk about this word "ingrained." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ingrained. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ingrained. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ingrained "ingrained." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ingrained.Cite this
@misc{ingrained_2026,
title = {ingrained},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ingrained},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
