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mordancy

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Synonyms & Antonyms of mordancy

biting sharpness of feeling or expression

the surprising mordancy with which the two physicians contested each other's claim to having discovered an effective vaccine for polio

Synonyms for mordancy

acidity,
acidness,
acridity,
acridness,
acrimony,
asperity,
bile,
bitterness,
cattiness,
corrosiveness,
tartness,
virulence,
virulency,
vitriol

Words Related to mordancy

gruffness,
harshness,
hostility,
relentlessness,
severity,
sternness,
vehemence

coldness,
crossness,
discourteousness,
iciness,
impoliteness,
incivility,
nastiness,
rudeness,
sourness,
surliness,
ungraciousness

anger,
animosity,
gall,
jaundice,
malevolence,
malice,
rancor,
scorn,
spite,
spleen,
venom,
vindictiveness

jealousy,
pique,
resentment,
sour grapes

Near Antonyms for mordancy

civility,
cordiality,
courtesy,
diplomacy,
geniality,
graciousness,
kindness,
politeness,
tactfulness

compassion,
softness,
sweetness,
sympathy,
tenderness,
warmth

oiliness,
smoothness,
suaveness,
suavity,
unctuousness,
urbanity

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“Mordancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mordancy. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

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The first known use of mordancy was circa 1656

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