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inglenook

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɪŋɡ(ə)lnʊk/
  • General-American: /ˈɪŋɡəlˌnʊk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 NG G AH0 L N UH2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A nook or corner beside an open fireplace; a chimney corner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Topics: architecture

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a corner by a fireplace

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chimney corner

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: corner, nook

History

Etymology

From ingle (“open fireplace”) + nook.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 爐邊 /炉边 (lúbiān) — nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner
  • Galician: anllar — nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner
  • German: Kaminecke — nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner
  • Hungarian: sut — nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner
  • Ido: kamen angulo — nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner
  • Irish: clúid — nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner
  • Northern Kurdish: gurî — nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner
  • Polish: zapiecek — nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner
  • Scots: ingleneuk — nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner
  • Welsh: cornel simnai — nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner
  • Polish: krzesło przy zapiecku — bench or seat placed in a fireplace inglenook