acrimony
/ˈækɹɪˌmoʊni/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.34 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Her acrimony for her neighbors manifests itself with shouting and stomping."
- "In her resentful mood, these expressions had been remembered with acrimony and disdain; [...]."
- "In the rumbustious atmosphere of the mania years, 1845 and 1846, this state of things gave rise to acrimony which both sides faced with confidence; but as the reaction set in during 1847, it seemed better to come to terms."
- "Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was prepared to play a game of patience to land Virgil van Dijk after his initial move to sign the Netherlands captain from Southampton in the summer of 2017 ended in acrimony."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Latin ācer Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -mōnium Latin -mōnia Latin ācrimōniader. Middle French acrimoniebor. English acrimony From Middle French acrimonie, from Latin ācrimōnia (“sharpness, pungency”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₂eḱ-, acrimonie, ācrimōnia
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈækɹɪˌmoʊni/
- British English: /ˈækɹɪməni/