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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions sardonic adjective  Scornfully mocking or cynical. He distances himself from people with his nasty, laughter. Disdainfully or ironically humorous. Translations:  French: sardonique (trans-mid) Spanish: sardónico (trans-bottom) (trans-top, ironically humorous) Etymology: French sardonique < sardonius < Ancient Greek (polytonic, ) (sardonios), alternate form of (polytonic, ) (sardanios) "bitter or scornful laughter", which is often cited as deriving from the Sardinian plant (w:Ranunculus, Ranunculus sardous), known as either (polytonic, ) (sardanÄ) or (sardonion). When eaten, it would cause the eater's face to contort in a look resembling scorn (generally followed by death). It might also be related to (sairÅ) "I grin".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550100250500 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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