different between damning vs acrimonious

English

Etymology

From Middle English dampnyng; equivalent to damn +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dæm??/
• Homophone: damming

Verb

damning

1. present participle of damn

Adjective

damning (comparative more damning, superlative most damning)

1. Condemning.

   damning evidence was clear for all to see

Noun

damning (plural damnings)

1. A condemnation.
   • 2003, Richard Traubner, Operetta: A Theatrical History (page 338)

     This elicited damnings from pulpit and press, and insured a healthy run.

2. An act of swearing with the word "damn".
   • 1697, Daniel Defoe, An Essay Upon Projects

     No man is believed a jot the more for all the asseverations, damnings, and swearings he makes.

Anagrams

• Dingman, manding

Swedish

Etymology

damma +? -ning

Noun

damning c

1. dusting, removal of dust (with a duster or a damp cloth)

   Vid de flesta folkskolor i Stockholm användes torrsopning för slutna fönster, en mycket ofullständig damning och skurning blott en gång i månaden.

   In most of the public schools in Stockholm, dry sweeping was used with closed windows, a much incomplete dusting and scouring only once each month.

Declension

References

• damning in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• damning in Albert Montgomery, Svensk-engelsk ordbok (1914)

English

Etymology

acrimony +? -ous; compare French acrimonieux (“acrimonious”), from Latin ?crim?ni?sus (“acrimonious”), from ?crim?nia (“pungency, sharpness; acrimony, austerity”) + -?sus (“suffix meaning ‘full of; prone to’, forming adjectives from nouns”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-went- or *-wont- + *-to-). ?crim?nia is derived from Latin ?cer (“sharp; bitter, sour”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h??rós (“sharp”), from *h?e?- (“sharp”) + *-rós (“suffix forming adjectives from Caland system roots”)) + Latin -m?nia (the feminine form of -m?nium (“suffix forming collective nouns and nouns designating legal status or obligation”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-m? (“suffix forming agent nouns from verbs”)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æk.???m??.n?.?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æk.???mo?.ni.?s/, /-??-/
• Hyphenation: acri?mo?ni?ous

Adjective

acrimonious (comparative more acrimonious, superlative most acrimonious)

1. (archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
2. (figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone. [from early 17th c.]

Synonyms

• acerb, acerbic
• bitter
• rancorous

Antonyms

• nonacrimonious

Derived terms

• acrimoniously
• acrimoniousness

Related terms

• acrid
• acridity
• acridness
• acrimony

Translations

References

Anagrams

• isocoumarin