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- Dictionaryilk/ɪlk/
noun
- 1. a type of person or thing similar to one already referred to: "the veiled suggestions that reporters of his ilk seem to be so good at"
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ILK definition: 1. a particular type: 2. of that name; usually used when someone's family name has been mentioned…. Learn more.
Barring any brain injury or neurodegenerative disease (Alzheimer’s and its ilk), one’s vocabulary, general storehouse of facts, and recall of how to do things, such as knitting and skiing, remain robust—and may even improve—into old age.
Ilk is a certain type of person, usually a type you don't care for. The word is used in sentences like "I'm tired of you and your ilk! When you say "you and your ilk," you mean "you and everyone just like you." And that's not usually meant in a nice way.
1. a type; class; sort (esp in the phrase of that, his, her, etc, ilk) people of that ilk should not be allowed here. 2. See of that ilk.
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.
Definition of ilk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
( ɪlk) n. 1. a type; class; sort (esp in the phrase of that, his, her, etc, ilk ): people of that ilk should not be allowed here. 2. of that ilk Scot 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.
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. genus. family. kind. breed. type. sort. nature. class. persuasion. variety. stripe. stamp. species. pronoun. The same.
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. This word is used in Scottish English. See meaning & use. How common is the word ilk? About 0.4 occurrences per million words in modern written English
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