ingredient meaning and definition

INGREDIENT noun

Definition of ingredient (noun)

1. a component of a mixture or compound
2. an abstract part of something
   • "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
3. food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
   • "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad"
   • synonyms: fixings