choler

choler
choler (n.) late 14c., "bile," as one of the humors, supposed to cause irascibility or temper, from O.Fr. colere "bile, anger," from L.L. cholera "bile" (see CHOLERA (Cf. cholera)).

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  • Choler — Chol er, n. [OE. coler, F. col[ e]re anger, L. cholera a bilious complaint, fr. Gr. ? cholera, fr. ?, ?, bile. See {Gall}, and cf. {Cholera}.] 1. The bile; formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of irascibility. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • choler — index resentment, umbrage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • choler — [käl′ər] n. [altered (by analogy with L forms) < ME & OFr colre < L cholera: see CHOLERA] 1. Obs. bile: in medieval times yellow bile was considered to be one of the four humors of the body and the source of anger and irritability 2. Now… …   English World dictionary

  • choler — chol|er [ˈkɔlə US ˈka:lər] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: colère, from Latin cholera disease caused by bile , from Greek, from chole bile ; because bile was thought to cause anger] literary great anger ▪ What had brought on this… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • choler —   n. anger; bile.    ♦ choleric, a. pertaining to choler; easily angered …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • choler —  soot. CHOLER E , blackened. North …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • choler — noun Etymology: Middle English coler, from Anglo French colre, colere, from Latin cholera cholera, from Greek Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic yellow bile b. obsolete bile 1a 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • choler — /kol euhr/, n. 1. irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability. 2. Old Physiol. See yellow bile. 3. Obs. biliousness. [1350 1400; ME colera < ML, L cholera < Gk choléra CHOLERA] * * * …   Universalium

  • choler — noun a) Anger or irritability. b) One of the of ancient physiology, also known as yellow bile. Syn: wrath, rage, fury, passion, ire, gall …   Wiktionary

  • choler — Synonyms and related words: acerbity, acid, acidity, acidulousness, acrimony, anger, animosity, asperity, bad humor, bad temper, bile, biliousness, bitter resentment, bitterness, bitterness of spirit, causticity, corrosiveness, discontent, gall,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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