acrimonious

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌæk.ɹɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/ UK /ˌæk.ɹɪˈməʊ.nɪ.əs/ See IPA manual

Freq #69548

Meanings

1

adj
marked by strong resentment or cynicism

An acrimonious dispute.

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Synonyms

1 adj · marked by strong resentment... bitter

More acerb acerbic acrid rancorous

Opposites

nonacrimonious

Word family

Forms acrimoniously

Derived forms acrimoniouslyacrimoniousnessunacrimonious

Related forms acridacridityacridnessacrimony

Common collocations

acrimonious dispute Adjective + noun

Etymology

From acrimony + -ous; compare French acrimonieux (“acrimonious”), from Latin ācrimōniōsus (“acrimonious”), from ācrimōnia (“pungency, sharpness; acrimony, austerity”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning “full of; prone to”, forming adjectives from nouns) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-went- or *-wont- + *-to-). Ācrimōnia is derived from Latin ācer (“sharp; bitter, sour”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós (“sharp”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) + *-rós (suffix forming adjectives from Caland system roots)) + Latin -mōnia (the feminine form of -mōnium (suffix forming collective nouns and nouns designating...

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# acrimonious

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌæk.ɹɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌæk.ɹɪˈməʊ.nɪ.əs/
**Frequency rank:** 69548

## Meanings
1. marked by strong resentment or cynicism

## Examples
- An acrimonious dispute.

## Synonyms
- acerb
- acerbic
- acrid
- bitter
- rancorous

## Antonyms
- nonacrimonious

## Derived Forms
- acrimoniously
- acrimoniousness
- unacrimonious

## Related Forms
- acrid
- acridity
- acridness
- acrimony

## Etymology
From acrimony + -ous; compare French acrimonieux (“acrimonious”), from Latin ācrimōniōsus (“acrimonious”), from ācrimōnia (“pungency, sharpness; acrimony, austerity”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning “full of; prone to”, forming adjectives from nouns) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-went- or *-wont- + *-to-). Ācrimōnia is derived from Latin ācer (“sharp; bitter, sour”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós (“sharp”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) + *-rós (suffix forming adjectives from Caland system roots)) + Latin -mōnia (the feminine form of -mōnium (suffix forming collective nouns and nouns designating...

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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