ər noun
1.
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
2.
Old Physiology, yellow bile.
3.
Obsolete, biliousness.
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| —n | |
| 1. | anger or ill humour |
| 2. | archaic See humour one of the four bodily humours; yellow bile |
| 3. | obsolete biliousness |
| [C14: from Old French colère, from Medieval Latin cholera, from Latin: jaundice, | |
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| Main Entry: | choler1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | bile |
| Etymology: | Greek name of a disease |
| Main Entry: | choler2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | constant irritation or anger; wrath |
| Etymology: | Greek name of a disease |
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Word Origin & History
choler
late 14c., "bile," as one of the humors, supposed to cause irascibility or temper, from O.Fr. colre "bile, anger," from L.L. cholera "bile" (see cholera).
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choler n.
Anger; irritability.
One of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology, thought to cause anger and bad temper when present in excess. Also called yellow bile.
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