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Revision as of 09:35, 3 June 2020
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French sardonique[1], from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin sardonius, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek σαρδόνιος (sardónios), alternative form of σαρδάνιος (sardánios, “bitter or scornful laughter”), which is often cited as deriving from the Sardinian plant (Ranunculus sardous), known as either σαρδάνη (sardánē) or σαρδόνιον (sardónion). When eaten, it would cause the eater's face to contort in a look resembling scorn (generally followed by death).[2] It might also be related to σαίρω (saírō, “I grin”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "AusE" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /saːˈdɔnɪk/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /sɑːˈdɒnɪk/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /sɑɹˈdɑːnɪk/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (AU): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒnɪk
Adjective
sardonic (comparative more sardonic, superlative most sardonic)
- Scornfully mocking or cynical.
- He distances himself from people with his nasty, sardonic laughter.
- Disdainfully or ironically humorous.
- 1979, Carl Deroux, editor, Studies in Latin Literature and Roman History [Collection Latomus; 164], volume 1, Brussels: Latomus, →OCLC, page 111:
- Another manifestation, significantly reaching its apogee in the midst of Antonine virtues, was the growing popularity of adoxographical exercises. Mock panegyrics were dashed off, not just by sardonic intellectuals such as Lucian, but also by trained courtiers and polished encomiasts of the stamp of [Marcus Cornelius] Fronto.
Related terms
Translations
scornfully mocking
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ironically humorous
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sardonic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ Template:cite web
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