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- DictionaryIn·grained/inˈɡrānd/
adjective
- 1. (of a habit, belief, or attitude) firmly fixed or established; difficult to change: "his deeply ingrained Catholic convictions"
- 2. (of dirt or a stain) deeply embedded and thus difficult to remove: "the ingrained dirt on the flaking paintwork"
The meaning of INGRAINED is forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated. How to use ingrained in a sentence.
INGRAINED definition: 1. (of beliefs) so firmly held that they are not likely to change: 2. Ingrained dirt has got under…. Learn more.
Ingrained definition: firmly fixed; deep-rooted; inveterate. See examples of INGRAINED used in a sentence.
Use the adjective ingrained to describe the strong beliefs of someone who has thought that way for a very long time, such as the ingrained patriotism of a 20-year military veteran. Ingrained comes from the word grain, which in late Middle English referred to a certain kind of dye.
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.
to establish something such as a belief so firmly that it is not likely to change: ingrain something in someone We want to ingrain good financial habits in people. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not able to be changed. a leopard can't/doesn't change its spots idiom. be no hard and fast rules idiom.
ingrained (in somebody/something) (of a habit, an attitude, etc.) that has existed for a long time and is therefore difficult to change. ingrained prejudices; The belief that we should do our duty is deeply ingrained in most of us.
1. 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. Collins English Dictionary.
1. 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. Collins English Dictionary.
imbue students with intellectual curiosity. ingrain, used only in the passive or past participle, suggests the deep implanting of a quality or trait. clung to ingrained habits. inoculate implies an imbuing or implanting with a germinal idea and often suggests stealth or subtlety.
