rance — meaning in English

English meaning

• rancid adj Having a stale, unpleasant smell or taste, typically from fat or oil that has gone off.
• rank noun A person's position or level in a hierarchy, such as in the military or an organisation.
• sour adjective Having a sharp, acidic taste, like lemon or vinegar.
• stale adj No longer fresh; dried out or gone off, especially food or drink.

Senses

rance is used for these senses in English:

• rancid (of oily or fatty food) Rank in taste or smell.
• rank Having a very strong and bad taste or odor.
• sour Made rancid by fermentation, etc.
• sour Tasting or smelling rancid.
• stale No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated.

rank — full definition

1. noun A person's position or level in a hierarchy, such as in the military or an organisation.
2. noun A position in an ordered list, especially by quality or importance.
3. verb To assign a position in an order, or to hold such a position.
4. adj Having a strong, unpleasant smell or taste.
5. adj Complete or extreme, used to intensify something negative.

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