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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rancour, US rancor /ˈræŋkə/ n - malicious resentfulness or hostility; spite
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Late Latin rancor ranknessˈrancorous adj ˈrancorously adv WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ran•cor /ˈræŋkɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- bitter resentment, anger, or ill will;
malice. Also,[esp. Brit.,] ˈran•cour. ran•cor•ous, adj.: a rancorous debate. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ran•cor (rang′kər),USA pronunciation n. - British Termsbitter, rankling resentment or ill will;
hatred; malice. Also,[esp. Brit.,] ran′cour. - Late Latin rancōr- (stem of rancor) rancidity, equivalent. to Latin ranc(ēre) (see rancid) + -ōr- -or1
- Middle French
- Middle English rancour 1175–1225
ran′cored* [esp. Brit.,] ran′coured, adj. bitterness, spite, venom, animosity. See malevolence. |