Rancidness (Noun)
Meaning
The property of being rancid.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The smell coming from the spoiled milk was a pungent sign of its rancidness.
- The rancidness of the cooking oil had spread to the other food items in the pantry.
- She carefully checked the expiration dates to avoid the rancidness that came with old food.
- The rancidness of the dumpster's contents made it hard to walk by without gagging.
- The health inspector detected a high level of rancidness in the restaurant's kitchen.