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mordant mordant definition

mordant


 
  Grep  of  noun  mordant 
  mordant 
 
  Overview  of  noun  mordant 
 
  The  noun  mordant  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  mordant  --  (a  substance  used  to  treat  leather  or  other  materials  before  dyeing;  aids  in  dyeing  process) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  mordant 
 
  The  adj  mordant  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  black,  grim,  mordant  --  (harshly  ironic  or  sinister;  "black  humor";  "a  grim  joke";  "grim  laughter";  "fun  ranging  from  slapstick  clowning  ...  to  savage  mordant  wit") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  mordant 
 
  1  sense  of  mordant 
 
  Sense  1 
  black,  grim,  mordant 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sarcastic)  ->  unsarcastic 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  mordant 
 
  1  sense  of  mordant 
 
  Sense  1 
  black,  grim,  mordant 
  =>  sarcastic  (vs.  unsarcastic) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  mordant 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  mordant 
 
  mordant  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  mordant 
  mordant 
 
  Overview  of  noun  mordant 
 
  The  noun  mordant  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  mordant  --  (a  substance  used  to  treat  leather  or  other  materials  before  dyeing;  aids  in  dyeing  process) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  mordant 
 
  The  adj  mordant  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  black,  grim,  mordant  --  (harshly  ironic  or  sinister;  "black  humor";  "a  grim  joke";  "grim  laughter";  "fun  ranging  from  slapstick  clowning  ...  to  savage  mordant  wit") 



mordant definition