Definitions for rancour
ran·cour

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. resentment, bitterness, gall, rancor, rancournoun

   a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RANCOURnoun

   Inveterate malignity; malice; stedfast implacability; standing hate.

   Etymology: rancoeur, old Fr.

   His breast full of rancor like canker to freat. Thomas Tusser.

   As two brave knights in bloody fight
   With deadly rancour he enranged found. Fairy Queen.

   All the way that they fled for very rancour and despite; in their return, they utterly consumed and wasted whatsoever they had before left unspoiled. Edmund Spenser, State of Ireland.

   Rancour will out, proud prelate; in thy face
   I see thy fury. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. ii.

   It issues from the rancour of a villain,
   A recreant and most degen’rate traitor. William Shakespeare, Rich. II.

   For Banquo’s issue, Duncan have I murther’d;
   Put rancour in the vessel of my peace
   Only for them. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Such ambush
   Waited with hellish rancour imminent. John Milton.

   No authors draw upon themselves more displeasure, than those who deal in political matters, which is justly incurred, considering that spirit of rancour and virulence, with which works of this nature abound. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, № 40.

   Presbyterians and their abettors, who can equally go to a church or conventicle, or such who bear a personal rancour towards the clergy. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rancour

   Rancour is a feeling of deep and bitter anger or resentment, often fostered over a long period of time.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rancour

   rang′kur, n. deep-seated enmity: spite: virulence: (Shak.) sourness.—adjs. (obs.) Ranck=Rank; Ran′corous, malicious: virulent.—adv. Ran′corously. [Fr.,—L. rancor, an old grudge—rancere, to be rancid.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RANCOUR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rancour is ranked #51396 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Rancour surname appeared 405 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rancour.
   
   94.5% or 383 total occurrences were White.
   3.4% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.9% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Hostility

How to pronounce rancour?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rancour in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rancour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rancour
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rancour
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rancour
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html