acrimonyn.

Brit.

/ˈakrᵻməni/, U.S.

/ˈækrəˌmoʊni/

Forms: 1500s–1600s acrimonie, 1500s– acrimony, 1600s acremonies (plural), 1600s acrymony.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ācrimōnia.

Etymology: < classical Latin ācrimōnia caustic or irritant quality, pungency, corrosive quality, acidity (of the stomach), indigestion, (of feeling) harshness, bitterness, vigour, energy < ācris sharp (see acrid adj.) + -mōnia -mony comb. form. Compare Middle French, French acrimonie (of a sensation) sharpness (1539), (of a taste) sharpness (1545), (of an action) vehemence (1636), (of character or language) sourness or bitterness (1671). Compare later acridity n., acritude n., acrity n.

1. Bitter pungency to the organs of taste or smell, or to the skin, throat, etc.; acridity. Also: an instance or state of this; (concrete) a substance having this quality. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun] > bitterness or acridity

gallc1175

smartnessa1425

rhubarba1529

acrimony1542

acridity1547

amaritude1599

acerbity1608

acrity1619

asperity1620

acritude1650

acridness1702

bitterishness1702

crabbedness1715

acerbitude1727

amarulence1727

bitterness-

1542 T. Becon Christmas Bankette sig. C.j^v The acrimony and tartnes of this dysshe shall so pearse youre stomackes that it shall minister to you an appetyte & lust to deuour y^e other y^e more gredely.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 55 Pimpernell is hoate and dry without any acrimonie, or byting sharpnesse.

1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi vi. §2. 201 Water strained through ashes is endued with a certain tart and salt kinde of acrimonie.

1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xix. 833 Sweet things..obviscate and blunt its saline Acrimony.

1696 J. Floyer Preternatural State Animal Humours 194 Corrosive, Acid Spirits are prepared by Chymists, with an extraordinary degree of the Fire; and so are the salt, acrid, pungent Acrimonies, as that of volatile Salts.

1705 F. Fuller Medicina Gymnastica 99 When the Blood of a Poor Consumptive Wretch, is..loaded with Acrimony.

1745 W. Forster Treat. Causes Most Dis. 198 And in all Acrimonies whatever, Water-drinking is certainly the most convenient [remedy].

1793 W. Rowley Rational Pract. Physic II. 282 In vitiated blood, or perverted secretions or excretions, correctors of the prevailing acrimony, and removers of obstruction, are to be prescribed.

1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 227 The effect of the acrimony of the putrid blood.

1842 T. Andrew Cycl. Domest. Med. & Surg. 10/2 It was indeed until very lately supposed there were acrimonies in the blood and juices of the body, that produced disease.

1860 G. Emerson Amer. Farmer's Encycl. 27/1 As in the common onion, water-cresses, cabbages, &c., a part of their acrimony is lost, by their being exposed to a boiling heat.

1916 N. Amer. Jrnl. Homœopathy 31 215 The tincture..should have..a slightly sweetish taste, entirely devoid of acrimony.

2. Sharp or irritating bitterness of tone or manner; ill feeling. Also: an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > sourness or bitterness of temper > [noun]

gallc1175

sourness1482

fellc1494

acerbitya1538

tartness1548

acrimony1597

verjuice1598

vinegara1616

acidness1660

asperity1664

thorniness1674

acidity1687

acerbitude1727

acridity1753

vitriol1769

souredness1858

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > sourness or bitterness of temper > [noun] > sourness or bitterness of speech

tartness1548

acrimony1597

acridity1753

subacidity1770

1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xl. 553 It is good to make them smart with the acrimony of severe reprehension.

1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida ii. sig. C4 Her wit stings, blisters, galles off the skinne with the tart acrimony of her sharpe quicknesse.

1618 Sir H. May in S. R. Gardiner Fortescue Papers (1871) 47 Which may stir up a fresh acrimony in your Lordship towardes me.

1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. A3^v Emulations which are apt to rise and vent in obloquious acrimonie even against the Prince.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 22 They who flatter'd him most Before, mention'd him Now with the greatest bitterness and acrimony.

1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives II. 47 Cleon..attacked him with great acrimony.

1803 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) II. 461 There is no occasion for interference or acrimony of expression.

1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. xvi. 401 The acrimonies which the debate had kindled.

1900 Congress. Rec. 31 Jan. 1368/2 A paper in Mississippi said it was sorry to see the campaign starting off with such acrimony.

1946 Antiquity 20 10 Controversy raged with considerable acrimony between the monoglacialist and polyglacialist exponents of Pleistocene geology.

2003 Washington Post 27 May (Home ed.) b1/2 The hearing on the docket presaged another round in the he-said-she-said acrimony of his marriage's breakdown.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acrimony
释义	acrimonyn. Brit. /ˈakrᵻməni/, U.S. /ˈækrəˌmoʊni/ Forms: 1500s–1600s acrimonie, 1500s– acrimony, 1600s acremonies (plural), 1600s acrymony. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ācrimōnia. Etymology: < classical Latin ācrimōnia caustic or irritant quality, pungency, corrosive quality, acidity (of the stomach), indigestion, (of feeling) harshness, bitterness, vigour, energy < ācris sharp (see acrid adj.) + -mōnia -mony comb. form. Compare Middle French, French acrimonie (of a sensation) sharpness (1539), (of a taste) sharpness (1545), (of an action) vehemence (1636), (of character or language) sourness or bitterness (1671). Compare later acridity n., acritude n., acrity n. 1. Bitter pungency to the organs of taste or smell, or to the skin, throat, etc.; acridity. Also: an instance or state of this; (concrete) a substance having this quality. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun] > bitterness or acridity gallc1175 smartnessa1425 rhubarba1529 acrimony1542 acridity1547 amaritude1599 acerbity1608 acrity1619 asperity1620 acritude1650 acridness1702 bitterishness1702 crabbedness1715 acerbitude1727 amarulence1727 bitterness- 1542 T. Becon Christmas Bankette sig. C.j^v The acrimony and tartnes of this dysshe shall so pearse youre stomackes that it shall minister to you an appetyte & lust to deuour y^e other y^e more gredely. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 55 Pimpernell is hoate and dry without any acrimonie, or byting sharpnesse. 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi vi. §2. 201 Water strained through ashes is endued with a certain tart and salt kinde of acrimonie. 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xix. 833 Sweet things..obviscate and blunt its saline Acrimony. 1696 J. Floyer Preternatural State Animal Humours 194 Corrosive, Acid Spirits are prepared by Chymists, with an extraordinary degree of the Fire; and so are the salt, acrid, pungent Acrimonies, as that of volatile Salts. 1705 F. Fuller Medicina Gymnastica 99 When the Blood of a Poor Consumptive Wretch, is..loaded with Acrimony. 1745 W. Forster Treat. Causes Most Dis. 198 And in all Acrimonies whatever, Water-drinking is certainly the most convenient [remedy]. 1793 W. Rowley Rational Pract. Physic II. 282 In vitiated blood, or perverted secretions or excretions, correctors of the prevailing acrimony, and removers of obstruction, are to be prescribed. 1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 227 The effect of the acrimony of the putrid blood. 1842 T. Andrew Cycl. Domest. Med. & Surg. 10/2 It was indeed until very lately supposed there were acrimonies in the blood and juices of the body, that produced disease. 1860 G. Emerson Amer. Farmer's Encycl. 27/1 As in the common onion, water-cresses, cabbages, &c., a part of their acrimony is lost, by their being exposed to a boiling heat. 1916 N. Amer. Jrnl. Homœopathy 31 215 The tincture..should have..a slightly sweetish taste, entirely devoid of acrimony. 2. Sharp or irritating bitterness of tone or manner; ill feeling. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > sourness or bitterness of temper > [noun] gallc1175 sourness1482 fellc1494 acerbitya1538 tartness1548 acrimony1597 verjuice1598 vinegara1616 acidness1660 asperity1664 thorniness1674 acidity1687 acerbitude1727 acridity1753 vitriol1769 souredness1858 the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > sourness or bitterness of temper > [noun] > sourness or bitterness of speech tartness1548 acrimony1597 acridity1753 subacidity1770 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xl. 553 It is good to make them smart with the acrimony of severe reprehension. 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida ii. sig. C4 Her wit stings, blisters, galles off the skinne with the tart acrimony of her sharpe quicknesse. 1618 Sir H. May in S. R. Gardiner Fortescue Papers (1871) 47 Which may stir up a fresh acrimony in your Lordship towardes me. 1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. A3^v Emulations which are apt to rise and vent in obloquious acrimonie even against the Prince. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 22 They who flatter'd him most Before, mention'd him Now with the greatest bitterness and acrimony. 1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives II. 47 Cleon..attacked him with great acrimony. 1803 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) II. 461 There is no occasion for interference or acrimony of expression. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. xvi. 401 The acrimonies which the debate had kindled. 1900 Congress. Rec. 31 Jan. 1368/2 A paper in Mississippi said it was sorry to see the campaign starting off with such acrimony. 1946 Antiquity 20 10 Controversy raged with considerable acrimony between the monoglacialist and polyglacialist exponents of Pleistocene geology. 2003 Washington Post 27 May (Home ed.) b1/2 The hearing on the docket presaged another round in the he-said-she-said acrimony of his marriage's breakdown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1542
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