acerbity
Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruitSourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
» An epigram is a short, sharp saying in prose or verse, frequently characterized by acidity or acerbity and sometimes by wisdom.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
Sauerkeit
терпкостьtérpkost’
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Harshness, bitterness, or severity.
acerbity of temper, of language, of pain
Bitterkeit
язвительностьjazvítelʹnost’
a sharp bitterness
(countable)Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).
Examples
1 sentencesAn epigram is a short, sharp saying in prose or verse, frequently characterized by acidity or acerbity and sometimes by wisdom.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
Borrowed from French acerbité, from Latin acerbitās (“acerbity; harshness”), from acerbusBorrowed from French acerbité, from Latin acerbitās (“acerbity; harshness”), from acerbus (“bitter”). See acerb.
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Forms
plural: acerbities| Singular | acerbity |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- a sharp sour taste:tartness
- a rough and bitter manner:bitternessacrimonyjaundicetartnessthorniness
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable