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Decaying vs Rancid - What's the difference?

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Rancid is a antonym of decaying.



As a verb decaying

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun decaying

is the act of something that decays.

As an adjective rancid is

being rank in taste or smell.

decaying

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of something that decays.
  • * 1839 , William Jenkyn, ?James Sherman, An Exposition Upon the Epistle of Jude (page 274)
    • Spiritual witherings and decayings are opposite to the word of God.

    rancid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being rank in taste or smell.
    • The house was deserted, with a rancid half-eaten meal still on the dinner table.
  • offensive
    • His remarks were rancid ; everyone got up and left.

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "rancid" often gets applied: food, butter, meat, milk, fat, oil, smell, odor, taste.

    Related terms

    * rancidification * rancidly * rancidness * rancor

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