mordant - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'mordant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mordant

[ a.]

- Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.
- Serving to fix colors.

2 . Mordant

[ n.]

- Any corroding substance used in etching.
- Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union, and thus gives fixity to, or bites in, the dyes.
- Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere.

3 . Mordant

[ v. t.]

- To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing.

Meaning of 'mordant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mordant

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- harshly ironic or sinister

Example in sentence:

a grim joke;
black humor;
fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit;
grim laughter

Nearby Words:

mora moraine morainic moral morale moraler moralism moralist moralities morality

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Mordant is a substance that fixes dyes.

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