Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Type or kind: can't trust people of that ilk.
- pro. Scots The same. Used following a name to indicate that the one named resides in an area bearing the same name: Duncan of that ilk.
- adj. Variant of ilka.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Same; very same: often used absolutely with that.
- Hence, blunderingly — Of that sort or kind: as, men of that ilk.
- Each; every.
Wiktionary
- adj. Scotland and Northern England The same.
- n. A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Archaic Same; each; every.
- n. Kind; class; sort; type; ; -- sometimes used to indicate disapproval when applied to people.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a kind of person
Etymologies
- From Middle English ilke, from Old English ilca, from Proto-Germanic *ilīkaz, a compound of *iz and *-līkaz from the noun *līkan (“body”). (Wiktionary)
- Middle English ilke, same, from Old English ilca; see i- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“A lead lobotomy for KSM and his ilk is almost too good for them.”
Sen. Graham knocks around AG Holder on KSM. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState
“However, what drives me crazy about Bella and her ilk is the I-cannot-possibly-live-without-this-person kind of "love" that is put out there.”
“The thought of a witch-hunt, involving the loss of inspector gadget, and other officers, both serving and retired of his ilk is anethema to those who look for the overall picture.”
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“The problem with Bill Kristol and his ilk is their reverence of this very limited option as the “go to” foreign policy option.”
“The only thing you'll be able to count on with Rubio and his ilk is one more turn at crony capitalism and promises to pass a constitutional amendment to ban pants on the ground for distraction.”
“As with Neil getting squashed for his "affair" with a 15 year old girl, those of this ilk is like stepping on a pregnant cockroach and all one gets is the satisfaction of hearing the splat.”
“The biggest difference between me and my ilk, is that I take responsibility for my own situation.”
“But, the static thinking of John Avlon and other of his ilk is wrong in the [21st] Century.”
“It seems that the talk about reform from your ilk is designed to mask the fact you hate the very existence of it …”
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“Simms said the spot that's most natural for Cowher, Dungy, Shanahan and their ilk is on the sideline.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘ilk’.
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1100
abound, technology, branch of knowled..., prognosticate, automaton, matron, an older married ..., realm, special field of ..., kingdom, annals, historical records and 981 more...
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3-Letter Scrabble Words Which Do Not ...
A list of 3-letter words which cannot be formed by adding a letter to a 2-letter word (see Ken Clark's word lists found at http://www.seattlescrab...
fiz, fix, fir, fig, fie, fib, eve, eke, egg, eek, ecu, ebb and 225 more...
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GRE 2014
abase, abate, abdicate, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abjure, abortive, abound, abrasive, abreast, abridge and 1577 more...
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Groups
Words synonymous with 'group.'
congregation, crowd, gaggle, flock, clique, bunch, cluster, herd, mass, mob, multitude, organization and 118 more...
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3-letter Scrabble Words
aah, aal, aas, aba, abo, abs, aby, ace, act, add, ado, ads and 995 more...
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3 Letter Words
A list of English words that are three letters long.
ace, act, ade, ado, add, ads, age, ago, ail, air, aim, all and 397 more...
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crosswords
yen, emend, fete, gest, orlop, latria, ensilage, aria, wend, ilk, fen, espy and 9 more...
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GRE 1100
drudgery, implore, hapless, nuance, wrest, incipient, inadvertent, tremulous, bristle, euphemism, disdain, pugnacious and 346 more...
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♥
ambrosia, inamorata, gossamer, lily-white, hummingbird, roucoulement, poppy, daisy, calypso, lunula, lamb, dove and 1526 more...
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intueri's Words
inveigle, dolorous, archly, feckless, resplendent, concatenation, peripatetic, delightful, cookie, fey, ephemeral, effervescent and 347 more...
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1100 words you need to know
GRE words
voracious, indiscriminate, eminent, steeped, replete, abound, technology, prognosticate, automaton, matron, paradox, realm and 288 more...
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mager's Words
enigmatic, pragmatic, pulchritudinous, nincompoop, annihilation, sociality, entailment, acrosome, egalitarian, culture, technocracy, shenanigan and 541 more...
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sillygoose's Words
nefarious, waffle, dilettante, love, obstreperous, suggestible, fodder, plucky, trajectory, eclectic, juggernaut, demure and 115 more...
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word list!!!!
lagniappe
syzygy, bloviate, lagniappe, laconic, condign, umbrage, susurrus, thaumaturgy, capacious, capitulate, glower, repast and 179 more...
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Under The Kilt
Anything related to Scottish culture, cuisine, language, history and so on. Does not include Gaelic words unless acceptable (roughly speaking!) in a wider sense.
brae, machair, loch, burn, inverness, shieling, camanachd, shinty, diddy, bhoy, ghillie, brownie and 393 more...
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Time for a new list!
abrupt, erupt, rupture, sync, appropinquity, heterochromia, homochromatic, monochromatic, willy nilly, nitty gritty, kowtow, wonton and 455 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for ilk.
bilby Scots - each, every.
May foes be strang, and friends be slack
Ilk action, may he rue it,
May woman on him turn her back
That wrangs thee, Willie Stewart,
You're welcome, Willie Stewart
- Robert Burns, 'You're welcome, Willie Stewart'. Jan 28, 2009
vanishedone I see you've met WeirdNet. Sep 28, 2008
whitetrashpeg what a terribly basic definition. They might has well have written "somethin'".
"The kind or class of people that resemble, behave in a manner similar to, or are of the same social status as a certain person; The same " Sep 28, 2008