Synonyms for rancid
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ran-sid |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈræn sɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for rancid Other synonyms for the word rancid
Définition of rancid
Origin :- 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.
- adj rotten, strong-smelling
- The rancid smell of bedding struck his sensitive nostrils from within.
- Extract from : « In Happy Valley » by John Fox
- The smell of hot, rancid grease struck him like a solid wall.
- Extract from : « The Coffin Cure » by Alan Edward Nourse
- It smelled as if it had been boiling three weeks in a rancid pot.
- Extract from : « The Coffin Cure » by Alan Edward Nourse
- A pity that he goes about so unclean, smelling of rancid sanctity!
- Extract from : « Luna Benamor » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
- It proved to be dried beans and corn cooked with rancid tallow!
- Extract from : « Early Western Travels 1748-1846 » by Various
- There were chuckles from the shadows that sucked in and exhaled the rancid air.
- Extract from : « Gladiator » by Philip Wylie
- It may be rancid, smoked, or otherwise unfit for kitchen use.
- Extract from : « Housekeeping in Old Virginia » by Marion Cabell Tyree
- Even yet a tiny warning came as he sniffed their rancid, noxious aura.
- Extract from : « Bannertail » by Ernest Thompson Seton
- There was an odor of rancid butter, spilled wine, and paraffin oil.
- Extract from : « Serge Panine, Complete » by Georges Ohnet
- Already the air of the crowded chamber was choky with heat and rancid with smell.
- Extract from : « Back Home » by Irvin S. Cobb
Antonyms for rancid
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