Synonyms for
Ars
Definition
There are a few different definitions for 'ars'. It can be a shortened version of the word 'arsenic', which is a poisonous chemical element. It can also be a slang term for a person who is considered to be arrogant or unpleasant.
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Common collocations
- great ars
- considerable ars
- unwarranted ars
- sheer ars
- a touch of ars
- full of ars
- a lot of ars
- his ars
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Usage note
Ars is a somewhat dated and often derogatory term for impudence or insolence. It is rarely used in modern formal English.
Example sentences
- The lab conducted tests to determine the level of arsenic in the soil.
- He was acting like a real ars, bragging about how much money he had.
- The signs warned hikers not to drink from the creek due to the possibility of arsenic contamination.
- She found the new employee to be quite disagreeable and ars-like in her attitude.
- The old man was always so grumpy and ars-ish, never willing to talk to anyone.
Quotes
'I would rather have a cup of tea than sex.' - Boy George
'I don't know what it is about fecundity that so appals. I suppose it is the teeming evidence that birth and growth, which we value, are ubiquitous and blind, that life itself is so astonishingly cheap, that nature is as careless as it is bountiful, and that with extravagance goes a crushing waste that will one day include our own cheap lives.' - Annie Dillard
'It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.' - John Stuart Mill