Antonyms for rancor


Grammar : Noun
Spell : rang-ker
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræŋ kər


Definition of rancor

Origin :
  • c.1200, from Old French rancor "bitterness, resentment; grief, affliction," from Late Latin rancorem (nominative rancor) "rancidness, a stinking smell" (Palladius); "grudge, bitterness" (Hieronymus and in Late Latin), from Latin rancere "to stink" (see rancid).
  • noun bitterness, hatefulness
Example sentences :
  • It is not the sermon I mind, but all the dislike and jealousy and rancor it will cause.
  • Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
  • But the mere name of Constance had acted as a spur to her rancor.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean » by Pauline Lester
  • It dulled the edge of rancor brutally, as a rock dulls a razor.
  • Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 » by Various
  • There was no rancor or bitterness in the expression of these men.
  • Extract from : « The Surrender of Santiago » by Frank Norris
  • Let us be friends as we once were, and have no more of this rancor.
  • Extract from : « Roundabout Papers » by William Makepeace Thackeray
  • All cherished some rancor against him, some for his malice, others for his ugliness.
  • Extract from : « Notre-Dame de Paris » by Victor Hugo
  • This conviction, however, did not lessen the rancor and bitterness of her feelings.
  • Extract from : « Helen and Arthur » by Caroline Lee Hentz
  • In his new mood, that fact was enough to overcome all rancor against the lad.
  • Extract from : « Heart of the Blue Ridge » by Waldron Baily
  • And you will think of her still with neither wrath nor rancor?
  • Extract from : « Joshua, Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • "I do not see why there should be any rancor between us," I answered.
  • Extract from : « The Crossing » by Winston Churchill

Synonyms for rancor

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