MORDANCY Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

mordancy

noun

ˈmȯr-dᵊn(t)-sē

Definition of mordancy

as in bitterness

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

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Recent Examples of mordancy But Lloyd’s version brims with mordancy. — Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023 The gray-tint, cross-hatched drawings evoke George Cruikshank and Samuel Palmer, but the mordancy is vintage Sendak. — The Week Staff, The Week, 17 Oct. 2022

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Noun

As olives ripen, their oil content increases, texture softens and flavor becomes milder and less bitter – with the bitterness due to naturally occurring compounds called oleuropeins.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Mexican Americans have long risen up to defend ourselves and defy our haters, but there’s usually an underlying strain of bitterness and anger that kneecaps us at the worst possible moments.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of bitterness

Noun

Symptoms of the allergic reactions at AGS can vary case by case and in severity, but can include hives, angioedema (deep-swelling of the lips, eyes, tongue, and throat), wheezing, gastrointestinal distress and even fatal anaphylaxis.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Two of these are rated critical, while 10 have been given high-severity status.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of severity

Noun

Renewed hostilities in the Persian Gulf also complicate the resumption of refining in the Middle East.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
However, Democratic lawmakers have denounced the resumption of the Iran war and the return to active hostilities, despite the interim cease-fire agreement signed June 17.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of hostility

Noun

Google also mentioned that the system could do more general hypothesizing that doesn’t involve drugs, using an example of the spread of virulence genes in bacteria.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Flu has overtaken covid in infections and hospitalizations during the winter respiratory virus season, and their virulence is becoming similar.

— Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2026

Definition of virulence

Noun

His second-guessing doesn’t stanch his inner torrent of bile, which continues through dinner with Irène and her mother, and goes on for another fifteen pages of emotional hypotheticals and conditionals.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
Bile duct cancer, also known as cholangiocarcinoma, is a type of cancer that forms in the slender tubes that carry digestive fluid bile, according to the Mayo Clinic.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Definition of bile

Noun

The quick exit has led to a reckoning within South Korea's football world — fueled by intense anger over accusations of favoritism and cronyism involved in the appointment of coach Hong Myung-bo.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 16 July 2026
Welcome to the strange phenomenon of people expressing anger or helplessness to online content creators or writers who don’t acknowledge their specific lifestyles or limitations.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

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