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- [ran-sid]
- /ˈræn sɪd/
- /ˈræn.sɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ran-sid]
- /ˈræn sɪd/
Definitions of rancid word
- adjective rancid having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils: rancid butter. 1
- adjective rancid (of an odor or taste) rank, unpleasant, and stale: a rancid smell. 1
- adjective rancid offensive or nasty; disagreeable. 1
- abbreviation RANCID rotten 1
- adjective rancid If butter, bacon, or other oily foods are rancid, they have gone bad and taste old and unpleasant. 0
- adjective rancid (of butter, bacon, etc) having an unpleasant stale taste or smell as the result of decomposition 0
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Origin of rancid
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < Latin rancidus rank, stinking, equivalent to ranc(ēre) to be rotten + -idus -id4
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Parts of speech for Rancid
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rancid popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rancid usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rancid
adj rancid
- bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- buttery — Buttery food contains butter or is covered with butter.
- butyraceous — of, containing, or resembling butter
- fecal — of, relating to, or being feces.
- feculent — full of dregs or fecal matter; foul, turbid, or muddy.
adjective rancid
- acetose — Sour like vinegar; acetous.
- acidulated — Simple past tense and past participle of acidulate.
- addled — If you describe someone as addled, you mean that they are confused or unable to think properly.
- curdled — Containing curds.
- decomposing — Present participle of decompose.
noun rancid
- fetidness — The quality of being fetid.
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