in-1 Syllabification: (in-)Definition of in- prefix 1(added to adjectives) not:inanimate intolerant 2(added to nouns) without; lacking:inadvertence inappreciationOrigin:from LatinThe prefix in- (as defined for both in-1 above and in-2 below) is also found assimilated in the following forms: il- before l; im- before b, m, or p; ir- before r.in- in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of in- in the British & World English dictionary