choler

American  

[kol-er] / ˈkɒl ər /

noun

1. irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.

2. Old Physiology. yellow bile.

3. Obsolete. biliousness.

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choler British  

/ ˈkɒlə /

noun

1. anger or ill humour

2. archaic one of the four bodily humours; yellow bile See humour

3. obsolete biliousness

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Usage

What does choler mean? 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.

Etymology

Origin of choler

1350–1400; Middle English colera < Medieval Latin, Latin cholera < Greek choléra cholera