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Sourness

The quality or state of being sour.

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Acerbity 76% connected

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

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Acidity 76% connected

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

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Tartness 76% connected

The quality or state of being tart.

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Taste 76% connected

To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow.

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Acid 74% connected

Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar: as, acid fruits or liquors. Also fig.: Sour-tempered.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Acid 74% connected

Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar: as, acid fruits or liquors. Also fig.: Sour-tempered.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Sour 74% connected

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

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Sour 74% connected

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

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Sullen 74% connected

Lonely; solitary; desolate.

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Sullen 74% connected

Lonely; solitary; desolate.

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Acidity 92% connected

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

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.

Moroseness 92% connected

Sourness of temper; sulenness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sour 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sulkiness 92% connected

The quality or state of being sulky; sullenness; moroseness; as, sulkiness of disposition.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tartness 92% connected

The quality or state of being tart.

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.

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