Meaning & use
mordant
Last updated
Sharply critical, sarcastic, or biting, often in a clever way.
See it in a sentence
The critic's mordant review left the director's reputation in ruins.
Her mordant sense of humor could be delightful or cutting, depending on the audience.
A note on using this word
In chemistry, a 'mordant' is a substance used to fix dye to fabric, an unrelated technical sense of the same word.
Words with a similar meaning
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
Another way to use it
2. noun
A chemical substance used to fix a dye to a fabric or tissue.
The weaver used a mordant to help the natural dye bond to the wool.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “mordant”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.