riddance

== English == === Etymology === Apparently an alteration of earlier Middle English riddeings, ryddyngs, reddyngs (“clearings, clearances”), plural of riddyng, riddynge, rudyng (“clearing away, removal”), partially continuing Old English hryding (“a clearing, cleared land”), by surface analysis, rid +‎ -ance. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪd(ə)n(t)s/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪdn̩(t)s/ Hyphenation: rid‧dance === Noun === riddance (countable and uncountable, plural riddances) An act of ridding, clearance, or removal; elimination. Deliverance, release, setting free; a relief involving getting rid of something. The earth thrown up by a burrowing animal. ==== Derived terms ==== good riddance good riddance to bad rubbish ==== Translations ==== === References === “riddance”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === candider, cider-and