rancidity
/ɹænˈsɪdɪti/ran-SIH-dih-tee
/ɹænˈsɪdɪti/ran-SIH-dih-tee
Meaningthe quality of being rancid
Common meaning: the quality of being rancid (inferred)
- rancto be stale; a stale grudgeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1522 · scan
- idadjective ending: in a state of
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinranceō; rancor‘to be stale’
- Englishrancid‘stale and sour-smelling’
- Englishformed in English from rancidrancidity‘the quality of being rancid (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the quality of being rancid. It can be inferred from any of: rancid.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from rancid + -ity (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- ranceō; rancor Latin “to be stale; a stale grudge”
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