rancor

English

Alternative forms

• rancour (Commonwealth)

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹæŋ.kɚ/
• Rhymes: -æŋkə(ɹ)
• Homophone: ranker

Noun

rancor (uncountable)

1. 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

• rancorous
• rancorously

Related terms

• rancid

Translations

the deepest malignity or spite

• Armenian: քեն (kʿen)
• Asturian: rancor m
• Dutch: rancune, wrok (nl)
• Finnish: kauna (fi), katkeruus, viha (fi)
• French: rancune (fr)
• German: Groll (de)

• Hebrew: איבה (he) f (eyvá)
• Portuguese: rancor (pt) m
• Romanian: ranchiună (ro) f, pică (ro) f, rancoare f
• Russian: затаённая ненависть f
• Spanish: rencor (es)

References

• rancor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Asturian

Noun

rancor m (plural rancores)

1. rancor (the deepest malignity or spite)

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Latin

Etymology

From ranceō (“be rotten or putrid”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈran.kor/, [ˈraŋ.kor]

Noun

rancor m (genitive rancōris); third declension

1. rancidity, stench, rankness
2. grudge, rancor

Inflection

Third declension.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	rancor	rancōrēs
genitive	rancōris	rancōrum
dative	rancōrī	rancōribus
accusative	rancōrem	rancōrēs
ablative	rancōre	rancōribus
vocative	rancor	rancōrēs

Descendants

• Portuguese: rancor
• Spanish: rencor
• Catalan: rancor
• Occitan: rancur
• Old French: rancor, rancure
  • Dutch: rankeur
  • English: rancor
  • French: rancœur, rancune
• Italian: rancore

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Old French

Alternative forms

• rancour
• rancueur

Noun

rancor f (oblique plural rancors, nominative singular rancor, nominative plural rancors)

1. ill-will; negative opinion or intention

Descendants

• English: rancor, rancour
• French: rancœur

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rancor (“rancor; putridity”).

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ̃.ˈkoɹ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /hɐ̃.ˈkoɻ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ̃.ˈkoɾ/
• Hyphenation: ran‧cor

Noun

rancor m (plural rancores)

1. grudge (deep seated animosity)
2. (uncountable) rancor

Synonyms

• (rancor): odiosidade, ressentimento

Related terms

• rancorejar
• rancorosamente
• rancoroso