rancid

Meaning

  1. Rank in taste or smell.
  2. Offensive.

Synonyms

rotten
B2
spoiled
C1
sour
C1
rank
C1
stale
C2
putrid
28k

strong-smelling

stinking
C1
foul
B2

be rancid

bitter
B2
rancidness
fetid

be rotten

odious
29k
noisome
off
A1
old
A1
🧓
putrefy
ribald
rot
C1
rusty
B2
soured
spoilt
C2
stagnant
32k
stagnate
staleness
tainted
C2
turned
A2
unsoundness
off-color
stinky
C1

sour-smelling

not fresh

bad
A1
👎

tastes bad

blight
27k
blighted
47k
blue
A2
butyric
contaminated
C2
corrupt
C1
corruption
C1
decay
C2
decaying
24k
disagreeable
24k
flyblown
foul-smelling
musty
30k
nasty
B1
Translations

rance
rancido
rancio
ranzig
pourri
ranzig
ransig
garstig

rans

ranci
rançoso
ranço
aigre
stantio
Frequency

25k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹænsɪd/
Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rancidus (“stinking, rank, rancid, offensive”).

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