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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 2 senses (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")
2. caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant -- (of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mordant
1 sense of mordant
Sense 1
mordant
=> coloring material, colouring material, color, colour
=> material, stuff
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun mordant
1 sense of mordant
Sense 1
mordant
=> chrome alum
=> tartar emetic, antimony potassium tartrate
=> sodium dichromate, sodium bichromate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mordant
1 sense of mordant
Sense 1
mordant
=> coloring material, colouring material, color, colour
Antonyms of noun mordant
Member Holonyms of noun mordant
Substance Holonyms of noun mordant
Part Holonyms of noun mordant
Member Meronyms of noun mordant
Substance Meronyms of noun mordant
Part Meronyms of noun mordant
Meronyms of noun mordant
Holonyms of noun mordant
Attributes of noun mordant
Derived Forms of noun mordant
Domain of noun mordant
Domain Terms of noun mordant
Familiarity of noun mordant
mordant used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun mordant
1 sense of mordant
Sense 1
mordant
> coloring material, colouring material, color, colour
=> paint
=> indicator
=> mordant
=> dye, dyestuff
=> tincture
=> hematochrome
=> pigment
=> stain
Meronyms of noun mordant
1 sense of mordant
Holonyms of noun mordant
Grep of noun mordant
mordant
Antonyms of adj mordant
2 senses of mordant
Sense 1
black, grim, mordant
INDIRECT (VIA sarcastic) -> unsarcastic
Sense 2
caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant
INDIRECT (VIA destructive) -> constructive
Similarity of adj mordant
2 senses of mordant
Sense 1
black, grim, mordant
=> sarcastic (vs. unsarcastic)
Sense 2
caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant
=> destructive (vs. constructive)
Pertainyms of adj mordant
Attributes of adj mordant
Domain of adj mordant
Domain Terms of adj mordant
Familiarity of adj mordant
mordant used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj mordant
mordant
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