mordant English

Meaning mordant meaning

What does mordant mean?

mordant

— noun a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process

— adjective (= black, grim) harshly ironic or sinister black humor a grim joke grim laughter fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit

— adjective (= caustic) of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

Synonyms mordant synonyms

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biting

caustic

sarcastic

corrosive

vitriolic

trenchant

pointed

cutting

acrimonious

tart

strident

shrill

sharp

pungent

mordacious

keen

grim

erosive

black

acerbic

acerb

taunting

stinging

stiff

splenetic

spiky

snappish

smart

slick

scathing

salty

ready

quick-witted

poignant

piercing

pickle

perspicacious

perceptive

peaky

peaked

nippy

nipping

mordant in dyeing

ingenious

incisive

fulgurating

fly

edged

dye mordant

discriminative