noun
Meaning 1
The state of being rancid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rancidity
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CMU ARPABET: R AE0 N S IH1 D IH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
the state of being rancid; having a rancid scent or flavor (as of old cooking oil)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decay
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin ranciduslbor. English rancid Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English rancidity From rancid + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: žluklost — state of being rancid
- French: rancidité — state of being rancid
- Galician: rancio — state of being rancid
- German: Ranzigkeit — state of being rancid
- Latin: rancor — state of being rancid
- Tagalog: anta — state of being rancid
- Walloon: rançté — state of being rancid