Acerbity
[ə'sɜːbətɪ] or [ə'sɝbəti]
Definition
(n.) Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
(n.) Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of temper, of language, of pain.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Roughness, astringency, sourness, acidity, acidness, tartness.[2]. Acrimony, severity, harshness, sternness, asperity, bitterness, venom, rancor, crabbedness, churlishness, moroseness, sullenness, ill temper, bad blood.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Harshness, acridity, tartness, acidity, bitterness, acrimony, crabbedness,moroseness, sourness, roughness
ANT:Sweetness, mildness, softness, mellowness, gentleness, amiableness
Editor: Maggie
Definition
n. bitterness: sourness: harshness: severity.—adj. Acerb′.
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