ilk /ɪlk/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •(Scotland, Northern-England) Very; same.By semblaunt, was that ilke image — 1590 noun1 •A type, race, or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together."Hinkydink” or “Bathhouse John,” or others of that ilk, were proprietors of the most notorious dives in Chicago[…] — 1905 formsilks