rancor
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- rancour (Commonwealth)
Etymology [edit]
Early 13th century, from Old French rancor, from Latin rancor (“rancidity, grudge, rancor”), from ranceō (“be rotten or putrid, stink”), from which also English rancid.[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
rancor (uncountable)
- The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred.
- I could almost see the rancor in his eyes when he challenged me to a fight.
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
the deepest malignity or spite
References [edit]
- rancor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From ranceō (“be rotten or putrid”)
Noun [edit]
rancor (genitive rancōris); m, third declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rancor | rancōrēs |
| genitive | rancōris | rancōrum |
| dative | rancōrī | rancōribus |
| accusative | rancōrem | rancōrēs |
| ablative | rancōre | rancōribus |
| vocative | rancor | rancōrēs |
Descendants [edit]
- Portuguese: rancor
- Spanish: rencor
- Catalan: rancor
- Occitan: rancur
- Old French: rancor, rancure
- Italian: rancore
Old French [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Noun [edit]
rancor f (oblique plural rancors, nominative singular rancor, nominative plural rancors)
- ill-will; negative opinion or intention
Descendants [edit]
Portuguese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin rancor (“rancor; putridity”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
rancor m (plural rancores)
- grudge (deep seated animosity)
- (uncountable) rancor
Synonyms [edit]
- (rancor): odiosidade, ressentimento
