What does lancinate mean?
Definitions for lancinate
ˈlæn səˌneɪtlan·ci·nate
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Princeton's WordNet
cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinatingadjective
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
"a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
Wiktionary
lancinateverb
To pierce or stab (as with a lance), to lance.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Lancinateverb
To tear; to rend; to lacerate.
Etymology: lancino, Latin.
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lancinate
Lancinate refers to causing intense pain or distress that is sharp, severe, or agonizing. This term is often used metaphorically to describe emotional suffering.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Lancinate
lan′sin-āt, v.t. to lacerate.—n. Lancinā′tion, sharp, shooting pain. [L. lancināre, -ātum, to tear.]
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cantilena
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lancinate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lancinate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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