Definition of INGRESS

ingress

Meanings

Plural: ingresses

Noun

  • (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
  • the act of entering
  • French classical painter (1780-1867)
  • The act of entering.
  • A permission to enter.
  • A door or other means of entering.
  • The entrance of the Moon into the shadow of the Earth in eclipses, or the Sun's entrance into a sign, etc.

Verb

  • To intrude or insert oneself
  • To enter (a specified location or area)
  • To enter into a zodiacal sign
  • To manifest or cause to be manifested in the temporal world; to effect ingression

Origin / Etymology

From Latin ingressus, from the verb ingredior.

Synonyms

entering, entrance, entry, immersion, incoming, Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Antonyms

egress, emersion

Scrabble Score: 8

ingress is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ingress is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ingress is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

ingress is a valid Words With Friends word