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rancid

/ˈɹænsɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
ran-cid
IPA
/ˈɹænsɪd/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rank in taste or smell.

adj

Offensive. Unpleasant.

Example Sentences

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”).

Inflected Forms

more rancid (comparative) most rancid (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonrancid rancidify rancidity unrancid

Frequently Paired Words

rancidification rancidly rancidness rancor

Synonyms

sour

Questions

How do you pronounce rancid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹænsɪd/.
What does rancid mean?
Rank in taste or smell.
Where does rancid come from?
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”).

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