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Acerbity

Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.

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Broader term 6

Acidity 76% connected

The quality of being sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste; as, the acidity of lemon juice.

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Bitter 76% connected

AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bitterness 76% connected

The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Disagreeableness 76% connected

The state or quality of being; disagreeable; unpleasantness.

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Sour 76% connected

Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.

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Sourness 76% connected

The quality or state of being sour.

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Acerbate 74% connected

To sour; to imbitter; to irritate.

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Acerbate 74% connected

To sour; to imbitter; to irritate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Acerbic 74% connected

Sour or severe.

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Acerbic 74% connected

Sour or severe.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bitter 74% connected

AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bitter 74% connected

AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Acrimony 92% connected

A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony of the juices of certain plants.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Bitterness 92% connected

The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Jaundice 92% connected

A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the faeces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tartness 92% connected

The quality or state of being tart.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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