/ Dictionary / Index I ingredient: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: in•gre•di•ent Pronunciation: (in-grē'dē-unt), [key] — n. something that enters as an element into a mixture: Flour, eggs, and sugar are the main ingredients in the cake. a constituent element of anything; component: the ingredients of political success. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: ingredient (Thesaurus) ingratitude Ingres Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language