- deeply impressed or instilled
- (prenominal) complete or inveterate; utter
- (esp of dirt) worked into or through the fibre, grain, pores, etc
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in•grained /ɪnˈgreɪnd, ˈɪnˌgreɪnd/USA pronunciation also engrained,
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- fixed deep in one's mind:ingrained superstition.
- Textilesforced deeply into or through something, as through the grain or fiber of something:deeply ingrained dirt and stains.
in•grained
(in grānd′, in′grānd′),USA pronunciation adj.
in•grain•ed•ly
(in grā′nid lē, -grānd′-),USA pronunciation adv.
in•grain′ed•ness, n.
- firmly fixed; deep-rooted;
inveterate:ingrained superstition. - Textileswrought into or through the grain or fiber.
- ingrain + -ed2 1590–1600
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ingrained, engrained /ɪnˈɡreɪnd/ adj
in•grain
(v. in grān′;adj., n. in′grān′),USA pronunciation v.t.
adj.
n.
- to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.
adj.
- ingrained;
firmly fixed. - Textiles(of fiber or yarn) dyed in a raw state, before being woven or knitted.
- Textilesmade of fiber or yarn so dyed:ingrain fabric.
- Textiles(of carpets) made of ingrain yarn and so woven as to show a different pattern on each side;
reversible.
n.
- Textilesyarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture.
- Textilesan ingrain carpet.
- origin, originally phrase (dyed) in grain (i.e., with kermes) 1760–70
- 1. infuse, inculcate, imbue.
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ingrain, engrain vb /ɪnˈɡreɪn/ (transitive)
- to impress deeply on the mind or nature; instil
- archaic to dye into the fibre of (a fabric)
variants of ingrained - (of woven or knitted articles, esp rugs and carpets) made of dyed yarn or of fibre that is dyed before being spun into yarn
- a carpet made from ingrained yarn
'ingrained' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
deep-rooted
- grime
- inbred
- ingrain
- inveterate
- engrained
- inherent
- inveteracy
- personality disorder
- radical
- uningrained
- second nature
- staid