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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ran•cid /ˈrænsɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - having an unpleasant smell or taste, usually because of decay:rancid butter.
ran•cid•i•ty/rænˈsɪdɪti/USA pronunciation ran•cid•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ran•cid (ran′sid),USA pronunciation adj. - having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, esp. of fats or oils:rancid butter.
- (of an odor or taste) rank, unpleasant, and stale:a rancid smell.
- offensive or nasty;
disagreeable.
- Latin rancidus rank, stinking, equivalent. to ranc(ēre) to be rotten + -idus -id4
- 1640–50
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