Ilk
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪlk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ilk is an adjective meaning (Scotland and Northern England) Very; same.
Meaning
(Scotland and Northern England) Very; same.
More Meanings
- A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
Example Sentences
By semblaunt, was that ilke image
The cow is of the bovine ilk; One end is moo, the other, milk.
"Hinkydink” or “Bathhouse John,” or others of that ilk, were proprietors of the most notorious dives in Chicago[…]
On the surface, the film is a globe-trotting gross-out caper in which Nobby, who's from a hellish version of the titular Lincolnshire town ("twinned with Chernobyl"), is reunited with his long-lost brother Sebastian (Mark Strong), who has become a spy for the British secret services. That makes him a servant of the powers-that-be that have no time for Nobby and his scrounging ilk.
Word Forms
- ilke
- ilks
Synonyms for ilk
Depending on context, synonyms include kind, likes, sort, type, hue.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include family, kind, type, class, order, sort.
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