tartness

tartness: n

1. sharpness, sourness, acidity, acridness, acerbity; pungency, piquancy, bitterness, acidu-lousness, harshness.

2. acrimony, causticity, asperity, mordancy, astrin-gency, trenchancy; severity, harshness, austerity, sternness; spite, spitefulness, virulence, malice, abusiveness, corrosiveness, unkindness, cruelty; malevolence, malignity, scorn; sarcasm, cynicism, irony, satire; derision, mockery, contumely.

3. snappishness, testiness, waspishness, curtness, ill humor, ill temper; petulance, crustiness, dourness, spleen, moroseness; captiousness, churlishness, brusqueness; moodiness, surliness, gruffness, grouchiness, sullenness.

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Synonyms:

Tartness — Tart ness, n. The quality or state of being tart. [1913 Webster] Syn: Acrimony; sourness; keenness; poignancy; severity; asperity; acerbity; harshness. See {Acrimony}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tartness — Ⅰ. tart [1] ► NOUN ▪ an open pastry case containing a sweet or savoury filling. DERIVATIVES tartlet noun. ORIGIN Old French tarte. Ⅱ. tart [2] ► … English terms dictionary
tartness — noun see tart I … New Collegiate Dictionary
tartness — See tartly. * * * … Universalium
tartness — noun The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste; sourness; bitterness … Wiktionary
tartness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sourness, acidity, acridity; see bitterness 1 … English dictionary for students
tartness — tartÂ·ness || tÉ‘rtnÉªs / tÉ‘ËtnÉªs n. sharpness, sarcasm … English contemporary dictionary
tartness — n. 1. Sourness, acidity. 2. Acrimony, harshness, asperity, sourness, severity, piquancy, sharpness, keenness, acerbity, crabbedness … New dictionary of synonyms
tartness — tart·ness … English syllables
tartness — noun 1. a sharp sour taste • Syn: ↑acerbity • Derivationally related forms: ↑tart, ↑acerbic (for: ↑acerbity), ↑acerbate (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary

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