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acerbity

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French acerbité, from Latin acerbit?s (“acerbity; harshness”), from acerbus (“bitter”). See acerb.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /??s??b?ti/
  • (US) IPA(key): /??s?b?di/

Noun

acerbity (countable and uncountable, plural acerbities)

  1. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
  2. Harshness, bitterness, or severity

Translations

References

  • acerbity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

  • cyberati

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tartness

English

Etymology

tart +? -ness

Noun

tartness (countable and uncountable, plural tartnesses)

  1. The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste
    Synonyms: sourness, bitterness

Translations

Anagrams

  • rat's nest

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