- acrimony
- noun (plural -nies) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French acrimonie, from Latin acrimonia, from acr-, acer Date: 1542 harsh or biting sharpness especially of words, manner, or disposition
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Acrimony — Ac ri*mo*ny, n.; pl. {Acrimonies}. [L. acrimonia, fr. acer, sharp: cf. F. acrimonie.] 1. A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony of the juices of certain plants. [Archaic] Bacon.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acrimony — acrimony, acerbity, asperity agree in denoting temper or language marked by irritation or some degree of anger or resentment. Acrimony implies bitterness or ill will and also greater stinging or blistering power in what is said than the others… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
acrimony — (n.) 1540s, quality of being acrid, from M.Fr. acrimonie or directly from L. acrimonia sharpness, pungency of taste, figuratively acrimony, severity, energy, from acer sharp (fem. acris, neut. acre; see ACRID (Cf. acrid)) + monia suffix of action … Etymology dictionary
acrimony — index alienation (estrangement), malice, philippic, rancor, resentment, severity, spite, umbrage … Law dictionary
acrimony — [n] nasty behavior, speech acerbity, animosity, antipathy, asperity, astringency, belligerence, bitterness, churlishness, crankiness, harshness, ill will, irascibility, malevolence, malice, mordancy, peevishness, rancor, rudeness, sarcasm, spite … New thesaurus
acrimony — ► NOUN ▪ bitterness or ill feeling. ORIGIN originally in the sense «bitter taste or smell»: from Latin acrimonia, from acer pungent, acrid … English terms dictionary
acrimony — [ak′ri mō΄nē] n. pl. acrimonies [L acrimonia, sharpness < acer, sharp < IE base * ak̑ : see ACID] bitterness or harshness of temper, manner, or speech; asperity … English World dictionary
Acrimony — Infobox musical artist | Name = Acrimony Img capt = Img size = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom Genre = Stoner metal Doom metal Years active = 1991 1999 Label = Godhead Records Game Two Records Peaceville … Wikipedia
acrimony — n. bitter, sharp acrimony * * * [ ækrɪmənɪ] sharp acrimony bitter … Combinatory dictionary
acrimony — [[t]æ̱krɪməni, AM moʊni[/t]] N UNCOUNT Acrimony is bitter and angry words or quarrels. [FORMAL] The council s first meeting ended in acrimony … English dictionary
acrimony — /ak reuh moh nee/, n. sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.: The speaker attacked him with great acrimony. [1535 45; < L acrimonia, equiv. to acri (s. of acer) sharp, sour + monia MONY] Syn. bitterness,… … Universalium
