Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
rancour — (n.) British English spelling of RANCOR (Cf. rancor); for ending see OR (Cf. or). Related: Rancourous … Etymology dictionary
rancour — meaning ‘malignant dislike’, is spelt our in BrE and rancor in AmE … Modern English usage
rancour — (US rancor) ► NOUN ▪ bitterness; resentment. DERIVATIVES rancorous adjective. ORIGIN Latin rancor rankness , later bitter grudge … English terms dictionary
rancour — n. 1) to stir up rancour 2) to express; feel; show rancour 3) deep seated rancour 4) rancour against, towards (to feel rancour towards smb.) * * * [ ræŋkə] feel show rancour towards (to feel rancour towards smb.) deep seated rancour to … Combinatory dictionary
rancour — Rancor Ran cor (r[a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [Written also {rancour}.] [OE. rancour, OF. rancor, rancur, F. rancune, fr. L. rancor rancidity, rankness; tropically, an old grudge, rancor, fr. rancere to be rank or rancid.] The deepest malignity or spite; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rancour — ran|cour BrE rancor AmE [ˈræŋkə US ər] n [U] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Late Latin, from Latin rancere; RANCID] formal a feeling of hatred and anger towards someone you cannot forgive because they harmed you in the past →↑resentment… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rancour — [14] To account for rancour and its close relative rancid we have to postulate a Latin verb *rancēre ‘stink’, never actually recorded but inferable from its present participle rancēns ‘stinking, putrid’. From it were derived the adjective… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
rancour — [[t]ræ̱ŋkə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Rancour is a feeling of bitterness and anger. [FORMAL] That s too bad, Teddy said without rancour. Syn: bitterness (in AM, use rancor) … English dictionary
rancour — BrE rancor AmE noun (U) formal a feeling of hatred, especially when you cannot forgive someone: He spoke openly about the war without a trace of rancour. rancorous adjective rancorously adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rancour — British variant of rancor … New Collegiate Dictionary
