rancour
Use Rancour in a sentence
kər noun
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
Also, especially British, ran·cour.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English rancour < Middle French < Late Latin rancōr- (stem of rancor) rancidity, equivalent to Latin ranc(ēre) (see rancid) + -ōr- -or1
1175–1225; Middle English rancour < Middle French < Late Latin rancōr- (stem of rancor) rancidity, equivalent to Latin ranc(ēre) (see rancid) + -ōr- -or1
Related forms
ran·cored; especially British, ran·coured, adjective
un·ran·cored, adjective
Antonyms
benevolence.
benevolence.
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| —n | |
| malicious resentfulness or hostility; spite | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Late Latin rancor rankness] | |
| rancor or rancor | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Late Latin rancor rankness] | |
| 'rancorous or rancor | |
| —adj | |
| 'rancorously or rancor | |
| —adv | |
| 'rancorousness or rancor | |
| —n | |
| rancour or rancor (ˈræŋkə) | |
| —n | |
| malicious resentfulness or hostility; spite | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Late Latin rancor rankness] | |
| rancor or rancor | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Late Latin rancor rankness] | |
| 'rancorous or rancor | |
| —adj | |
| 'rancorously or rancor | |
| —adv | |
| 'rancorousness or rancor | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
rancor
early 13c., from O.Fr. rancor, from L. rancorem "rancidness, grudge, bitterness," from L. rancere "to stink" (see rancid). Rancorous is from 1580s.
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Example sentences
Grumbling on the continent, especially among poorer euro-zone countries, could turn to extreme mutual rancour.
It is not the stuff of which partisan rancour is usually made.
The profession itself is suffering from guilt and rancour.
Nevertheless, there is considerable rancour among dealers who took part.
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