English noun: ingredient | |||
1. | ingredient (artifact) a component of a mixture or compound | ||
Broader (hypernym) | component, constituent, element | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | admixture, base, intermixture | ||
2. | ingredient (cognition) an abstract part of something | ||
Samples | Jealousy was a component of his character. Two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony. The grammatical elements of a sentence. A key factor in her success. Humor: an effective ingredient of a speech. | ||
Synonyms | component, constituent, element, factor | ||
Broader (hypernym) | division, part, section | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | be all and end all, be-all and end-all, plot element, point | ||
3. | ingredient (food) food that is a component of a mixture in cooking | ||
Samples | The recipe lists all the fixings for a salad. | ||
Synonyms | fixings | ||
Broader (hypernym) | food product, foodstuff | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | albumen, egg white, egg yolk, flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, malted milk, ovalbumin, seasoner, seasoning, tomato paste, white, yolk | ||
Part meronym | dish | ||