choler C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈkɑlɚ/ UK /ˈkɒlə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun irritability or anger; one of the four medieval humors His rising choler turned the negotiation into a quarrel. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · irritability or anger; one... angerirritabilityirascibilitybilewrathtemper ↔ Opposites calmnessequanimityplacidity Word family Derived forms choleric Related forms choleramelancholy Etymology AI details From Old French colere ('bile, anger'), from Latin cholera ('bile, bilious disease'), from Ancient Greek kholḗ ('bile, gall'). colere Latin cholera Latin kholḗ Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # choler **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑlɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒlə/ ## Meanings 1. irritability or anger; one of the four medieval humors ## Examples - His rising choler turned the negotiation into a quarrel. ## Synonyms - anger - irritability - irascibility - bile - wrath - temper ## Antonyms - calmness - equanimity - placidity ## Derived Forms - choleric ## Related Forms - cholera - melancholy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: colere - Root: cholera - Root: kholḗ ## Etymology From Old French colere ('bile, anger'), from Latin cholera ('bile, bilious disease'), from Ancient Greek kholḗ ('bile, gall'). ## AI Etymology Choler comes from Old French colere ('bile, anger'), from Latin cholera ('bile, bilious disease'), from Ancient Greek kholḗ ('bile, gall'). The historical trail runs through colere in Old French, cholera in Latin, and kholḗ in Ancient Greek. Used as a noun, choler now means "irritability or anger; one of the four medieval humors", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as choleric and related forms such as cholera and melancholy. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown