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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ilk1 /ɪlk/USA pronunciation n. [countable* usually singular]- family, class, group, or kind:to distrust politicians and all their ilk.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ilk1 (ilk),USA pronunciation n. - family, class, or kind:he and all his ilk.
- of that ilk:
- (in Scotland) of the same family name or place:Ross of that ilk,i.e., Ross of Ross.
- of the same class or kind.
adj. - same.
- bef. 900; Middle English ilke, Old English ilca (pronoun) the same, equivalent. to demonstrative i (cognate with Gothic is he, Latin is that) + a reduced form of līc like1; compare which, such
- Scottish Termseach.
adj. - Scottish Termseach;
every.
- Middle English ilk, north variant of ilch, Old English ylc (pronoun) each bef. 900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ilk /ɪlk/ n - 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 ⇒ 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
Etymology: Old English ilca the same family, same kind; related to Gothic is he, Latin is, Old English gelīc likeUSAGE
Although the use of ilk in the sense of sense 1 is sometimes condemned as being the result of a misunderstanding of the original Scottish expression of that ilk, it is nevertheless well established and generally acceptable |