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Definitions for Bile

[1] Physiology . a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
[2] ill temper; peevishness.
[3] Old Physiology . either of two humors associated with anger and gloominess.
[4] a bitter greenish to golden brown alkaline fluid secreted by the liver and stored in the gall bladder. It is discharged during digestion into the duodenum, where it aids the emulsification and absorption of fats
[5] irritability or peevishness
[6] archaic either of two bodily humours, one of which (black bile ) was thought to cause melancholy and the other (yellow bile ) anger
[7] a Scot word for boil 1

Words related to Bile

grudge, enmity, hostility, bitterness, resentment, animus, meanness, antipathy, animosity, rancor, hatred, harshness, antagonism, acrimony, malice, venom, saliva, mucus, mordacity, umbrage

Words nearby Bile

bilbo, bilboes, bilby, bildad, bildungsroman, bile, bile acid, bile canaliculus, bile duct, bile ducts, bile pigment

Origin of Bile

1655–65; < French < Latin bīlis

Word origin for Bile

C17: from French, from Latin bīlis , probably of Celtic origin; compare Welsh bustl bile

Synonyms for Bile

animosity, animus, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, grudge, hatred, hostility, ill will, meanness, rancor, resentment, acerbity, bane, despite, dirt, dislike, down, evil, hatefulness, malevolence, maliciousness, malignance, malignity, mordacity, poison, repugnance, spite, spitefulness, spleen, umbrage, venom, viciousness, vindictiveness, bad blood, despitefulness, implacability