ALL meanings of mordant
mor·dant
M m - noun mordant (especially of humor) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting. 1
- adjective mordant sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting. 1
- adjective mordant burning; corrosive. 1
- adjective mordant having the property of fixing colors, as in dyeing. 1
- noun mordant a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more. 1
- noun mordant inverted mordent. 1
- verb with object mordant to impregnate or treat with a mordant. 1
- adjective mordant biting, caustic 1
- adjective mordant Mordant humour is very critical and often mocks someone or something. 0
- adjective mordant sarcastic or caustic 0
- adjective mordant having the properties of a mordant 0
- adjective mordant pungent 0
- noun mordant a substance used before the application of a dye, possessing the ability to fix colours in textiles, leather, etc 0
- noun mordant an acid or other corrosive fluid used to etch lines on a printing plate 0
- verb mordant to treat (a fabric, yarn, etc) with a mordant 0
- adjective mordant biting, cutting, caustic, or sarcastic, as speech, wit, etc. 0
- adjective mordant causing corrosion 0
- adjective mordant acting as a mordant 0
- noun mordant a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, as a metallic compound that combines with the organic dye to form an insoluble colored compound, or lake, in the fiber of the fabric 0
- noun mordant an acid or other corrosive substance used in etching to bite lines, areas, etc. into the surface 0
- verb transitive mordant to treat or impregnate with a mordant 0