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say it: in-GRAYND
ingrained is an adjective meaning "(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held". It is pronounced /ˌɪnˈɡɹeɪnd/ — in-GRAYND. It carries one recorded sense.
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
“deep-rooted prejudice”
“deep-seated differences of opinion”
“implanted convictions”
“ingrained habits of a lifetime”
“a deeply planted need”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for ingrained come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.