rancid
[ ran-sid ]
/ ˈræn sɪd /
adjective
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils: rancid butter.
(of an odor or taste) rank, unpleasant, and stale: a rancid smell.
offensive or nasty; disagreeable.
RELATED WORDS
disagreeable, putrid, tainted, musty, smelly, moldy, stale, fetid, soured, polluted, contaminated, bad, disgusting, foul, frowzy, gamy, high, impure, loathsome, malodorous
Nearby words
ranchman, rancho, rancho cordova, rancho cucamonga, rancho palos verdes, rancid, rancidly, rancor, rancorous, rancorously, rancour
Origin of rancid
Related formsran·cid·ly, adverbran·cid·ness, ran·cid·i·ty, nounun·ran·cid, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for rancid
rancid
/ (ˈrænsɪd) /
adjective
(of butter, bacon, etc) having an unpleasant stale taste or smell as the result of decomposition
(of a taste or smell) rank or sour; stale
Derived Formsrancidity (rænˈsɪdɪtɪ) or rancidness, noun
Word Origin for rancid
C17: from Latin rancidus rank, from rancēre to stink
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Word Origin and History for rancid
rancid
1640s, from Latin rancidus "rank, stinking, offensive" (also source of Italian rancido, Spanish rancio), from rancere "be spoiled or rotten," of unknown origin. German ranzig is from French rancide. Related: Rancidness.
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Medicine definitions for rancid
rancid
[ răn′sĭd ]
adj.
Having the disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats.
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