Complete Definition of "rancor"

English

Alternative spellings
rancour (Commonwealth)

Noun
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  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.

  1. rfv-sense A fictitious, feral creature in the Star Wars universe.

Related terms
rancorous
rancorously

rancor-rancour-noun

References
R:Webster 1913


Latin

Etymology
rancere + -or

Noun
rancor, Wiktionary Appendix:Latin third declension|ranc�ris f

#a rancid stench
#a grudge

Category:Latin nouns

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