English-Thai Dictionary

sardonic

ADJ เยาะเย้ย  ถากถาง  เหน็บแนม  cynical sarcastic scornful yor-yoi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SARDONIC

a.Denoting a kind of linen made at Colchis.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SARDONIC

Sar *don "ic, a. Etym: [F. sardonique, L. sardonius, Gr. Sardinia, Gr.

 

Defn: Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety. Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing still, And grief is forced to laugh against her will. Sir H. Wotton. The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a bloody ruffian. Burke. Sardonic grin or laugh, an old medical term for a spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face, giving it an appearance of laughter.

 

SARDONIC

SARDONIC Sar *don "ic, a.

 

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sardonic

sar don ic |särˈdänik sɑrˈdɑnɪk | ▶adjective grimly mocking or cynical: Starkey attempted a sardonic smile. DERIVATIVES sar don i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb, sar don i cism |-ˈdänəˌsizəm |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French sardonique, earlier sardonien, via Latin from Greek sardonios ‘of Sardinia, ’ alteration of sardanios, used by Homer to describe bitter or scornful laughter.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sardonic

sardonic |sɑːˈdɒnɪk | ▶adjective grimly mocking or cynical: Starkey attempted a sardonic smile. DERIVATIVES sardonically adverb, sardonicism |-sɪz (ə )m |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French sardonique, earlier sardonien, via Latin from Greek sardonios ‘of Sardinia ’, alteration of sardanios, used by Homer to describe bitter or scornful laughter.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sardonic

sardonic adjective his sardonic wit: mocking, satirical, sarcastic, ironical, ironic; cynical, scornful, contemptuous, derisive, derisory, sneering, jeering; scathing, caustic, trenchant, cutting, sharp, acerbic.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sardonic

sardonic adjective his sardonic wit: mocking, satirical; sarcastic, ironical, ironic, cynical, scornful, contemptuous, derisive, derisory, sneering, jeering, scoffing, taunting; scathing, caustic, trenchant, mordant, cutting, sharp, stinging, acerbic, tart, acid; wry, dry; Brit. informal sarky; rare mordacious, acidulous. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD sardonic, sarcastic, ironic, caustic See sarcastic . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Spanish Dictionary

sardónica

sardónica nombre femenino Ágata de color amarillento con zonas más o menos oscuras .

 

sardónice

sardónice nombre masculino Sardónica .

 

sardónico, -ca

sardónico, -ca adjetivo Sarcástico :el invento suscitaba en los lectores una especie de hilaridad sardónica al reconocer y celebrar en él la caricatura de ciertos rasgos demasiado presentes en nuestro tiempo . VÉASE risa sardónica . ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xviii ) del griego sardonikós ‘(risa ) convulsiva ’, derivado de sardónion ‘sardonia ’ (hierba de Cerdeña ), especie de ranúnculo cuyo jugo produce en la cara una contracción que imita la risa, derivado a su vez de sardónios ‘perteneciente a Cerdeña ’.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sardonic

sar don ic /sɑː r dɑ́nɪk |-dɔ́n -/形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗あざけるような, 嘲笑 （ちようしよう ）するような ▸ a sardonic grin 冷笑的な笑み sar d ó n i cal ly /-k (ə )li /副詞