English Explanatory Dictionary

rancid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Rank in taste or smell.
  2. Offensive. Unpleasant.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹænsɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rancid.wav /ˈɹeə̯nsɪd/ /ˈɹɛə̯nsɪd/

Word forms

rancid more rancid most rancid

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ranceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin ranciduslbor. English rancid Learned borrowing from Latin rancidus (“stinking, rank, rancid, offensive”).

Related words

rancidification rancidly rancidness rancor

Derived words

nonrancid rancidify rancidity unrancid
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