different between sourness vs bitterness

sourness

English

Etymology

From Middle English sowrenesse, sournesse, from Old English s?rnes (sourness), equivalent to sour +? -ness.

Noun

sourness (countable and uncountable, plural sournesses)

  1. The quality or condition of being sour, usually said of human personalities.

Translations

Anagrams

  • sunroses

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bitterness

English

Etymology

From Middle English bitternesse, biternesse, from Old English biternes (bitterness; grief), equivalent to bitter +? -ness.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b?t?n?s/

Noun

bitterness (countable and uncountable, plural bitternesses)

  1. The quality of having a bitter taste.
  2. The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment; the quality of exhibiting such feelings.
    She kept her bitterness about her mistreatment for the rest of her life.
    the bitterness of his words
  3. The quality of eliciting a bitter feeling; humiliating, harsh.
    Nothing could assuage the bitterness of their defeat.
  4. Harsh cold.
    The bitterness of the winter caught us all by surprise.

Synonyms

  • (quality of being bitter in taste): acerbicness, acridity, acridness
  • (quality of feeling bitter): acrimony, gall, rancor/rancour, resentment

Translations

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