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choler
[kol-er]
choler
/ ˈɒə /
noun
anger or ill humour
archaicone of the four bodily humours; yellow bile See humour
obsoletebiliousness
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of choler1
Example Sentences
Jung’s interpolations are perhaps an improvement on the real first lines — an elaborate play on “collier” and “choler” — though specificity of acting and direction would have put the language across.
I recognised his decisive nose, more remarkable for character than beauty; his full nostrils, denoting, I thought, choler; his grim mouth, chin, and jaw—yes, all three were very grim, and no mistake.
Watson is in a perpetual state of stiff-necked choler tinged with snobbery — “I am better educated, more wealthy and stronger than you are,” he tells Bea, who is unmoved.
I had had two years of color, choler, and passion in Karhide.
My choler was so risen, I longed for nothing more than confrontation; my fingers demanded engagement.
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When To Use
Choler means anger, irritability, or a generally bad temperament.Choler is more commonly used in its adjective form, choleric, meaning easily angered or generally bad-tempered. People described as choleric are grouchy all the time and prone to getting into arguments, often for very little reason.The word choler comes from the medieval notion that people’s personalities are based on the balance of four different types of elemental fluids in their body, called humors. One of these was called choler—another name for yellow bile. A choleric person was thought to be generally irritable due to the amount of choler in their body.Example: She was the kind of choleric person who would get into a fight over anything and everything.
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