rancour
Meanings
Plural: rancours
Noun
- a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
- British, Canada, and Australia spelling of rancor.
Origin / Etymology
First attested as Middle English rancour in the early 13th century, from Old French rancor, from Latin rancor (“rancidity, grudge, rancor”), from ranceō (“be rotten or putrid, stink”), from which also English rancid.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
rancour is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordrancour is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rancour is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
rancour is a valid Words With Friends word