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choler

noun cho·ler \ˈkä-lər, ˈkō-\

Definition of CHOLER

1
a archaic :  yellow bile
b obsolete :  bile 1a
2
obsolete :  the quality or state of being bilious
3
:  ready disposition to irritation :  irascibility; also :  anger
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Origin of CHOLER

Middle English coler, from Anglo-French colre, colere, from Latin cholera cholera, from Greek
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CHOLER

Synonyms
angriness, birse [chiefly Scottish], anger, furor, fury, indignation, irateness, ire, lividity, lividness, mad, madness, mood [archaic], outrage, rage, spleen, wrath, wrathfulness
Antonyms
delight, pleasure

Rhymes with CHOLER

collar, dollar, haler, holler, loller, Mahler, scholar, taler

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. choler
  2. black choler
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