ingrained en · ADJ
Etymology
From ingrain + -ed.
Meanings
-
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.
2014 October 21, Oliver Brown, “Oscar Pistorius jailed for five years – sport afforded no protection against his tragic fallibilities: Bladerunner's punishment for killing Reeva Steenkamp is but a frippery when set against the burden that her bereft parents, June and Barry, must carry [print version: No room for sentimentality in this tragedy, 13 September 2014, p. S22]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Sport):
- Fixed, established
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more ingrained | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| engrained | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most ingrained | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ingrainedly · uningrained · ingrainedness
Synonyms
radicated · bred-in-the-bone (fixed, established) · inherent (in the essence of a thing)
Translations (8)
fi syöpynyt (fixed, established) · fi juurtunut (fixed, established) · pt enraizado (fixed, established) · es inculcado (fixed, established) · es enraizado (fixed, established) · es arraigado (fixed, established) · pt inato (in the essence of a thing; being an element) · fi syvään juurtunut (fixed, established)