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noun
- 1. a type of people or things similar to those already referred to: "the veiled suggestions that reporters of his ilk seem to be so good at"
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noun. a type; class; sort (esp in the phrase of that, his, her, etc, ilk ) people of that ilk should not be allowed here. of that ilk. of the place of the same name: used to indicate that the person named is proprietor or laird of the place named. Moncrieff of that ilk.
Ilk Definition. ĭlk. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Pronoun. Adjective. Filter. noun. Kind; sort; class. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. Wiktionary. Synonyms: like. same.
18 hours ago · 3 meanings: 1. a type; class; sort (esp in the phrase of that, his, her, etc, ilk) 2. → See of that ilk Scottish each; every.... Click for more definitions.
What does the word ilk mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word ilk , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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Alternative forms
1. ilke
Etymology
From Middle English ilke, from Old English ilca, conjectured as from Proto-Germanic *ilīkaz, a compound of *iz and *-līkaz from the noun *līką (“body”). Akin to Dutch lichaam, or lijk, body, dead body. The sense of “type”, “kind” is from the application of the phrase ‘of that ilk’ to families: the word thus came to mean ‘family’.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ɪlk/ 2. Rhymes: -ɪlk
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *il(i)k (“before; early; first”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰃𐰠𐰚 (ilk, “first”), Karakhanid اِلْكْ (ilk, “first, firstly”), Turkish ilk, Chuvash ӗлӗк (ĕlĕk, “before, in old times; ago”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): [ilk]
Adjective
ilk (comparative daha ilk, superlative ən ilk) 1. first 1.1. ilk sevgi/məhəbbət ― firstlove
Noun
ilk m (definite singular ilken, indefinite plural ilkar, definite plural ilkane) 1. alternative form of ilke
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ɪlk/
Etymology 1
From the Old English īlca, from Proto-Germanic *ilīkaz, a compound of *iz and *-līkaz from the noun *līką (“body”). Cognate to English ilk.
Etymology 2
From Middle English ilk, from Old English ġehwylc (“each, every”), equivalent to y- + which. Merged with Northern Old English ylc (“each”). More at each. (compare the Dutch elk- each).
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish الك (ilk, “first, firstly, in the first place”), from Proto-Turkic *il(i)k (“first”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰃𐰠𐰚 (ilk, “first”), Karakhanid اِلْكْ (ilk, “first, firstly”), Bashkir элек (elek, “before, earlier, ago”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ilc/
Adjective
ilk 1. first 1.1. Synonyms: birinci, baştaki 1.2. Antonym: son 2. pristine (pertaining to the earliest state of something)
Definition of ilk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ilk. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ilk /ɪlk/ noun [ singular] a particular type SYN kind of that/his/their etc ilk Irving Berlin and composers of his ilk somebody and that/his/their etc ilk Mrs Taylor and her ilk talk absolute rubbish. Examples from the Corpus ilk • Anything is possible, because the political allegiance of ...
