Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ingratiating

/ˌɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: in-gra-ti-at-ing
IPA: /ˌɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Which ingratiates; which attempts to bring oneself into the favour of another, often with flattery or insincerity; smarmy; unctuous; oily.

verb

present participle and gerund of ingratiate

Example Sentences

"an ingratiating smile."
"Mr. Alfred O'Shea, a tenorizing youth from Australia, sang several times at Queen's Hall, and may congratulate himself on being one of the 'catches' of the season. He sang airs from Italian and French operas, and also a number of Irish ditties—naturally, with a name like that and such an ingratiating McCormackian voice."

Inflected Forms

more ingratiating (comparative) most ingratiating (superlative)

Derived Forms

ingratiatingly uningratiating

Synonyms

honeyed unctuous insinuating ingratiatory

Rhymes With

emaciating

Questions

How do you pronounce ingratiating?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does ingratiating mean?: Which ingratiates; which attempts to bring oneself into the favour of another, often with flattery or insincerity; smarmy; unctuous; oily.

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