bittersweet
Bittersweet nightshadeBittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara).
» This chocolate has a bittersweet taste.
У этого шоколада сладко-горький вкус. — al_ex_an_der
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6 senses(countable, uncountable)Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara).
Bittersüß, Bittersüßer Nachtschatten
паслён сла́дко-го́рькийpasljón sládko-górʹkij
Паслін солодко-гіркийPaslin solodko-hirkyj
(countable, uncountable)Bittersweetness.
(US, countable, uncountable)A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruit that open to reveal red seeds.
древогу́бецdrevogúbec
(countable, uncountable)A variety of apple with a bittersweet taste.
(countable, uncountable)Any variety of clam in the family Glycymerididae
(countable, uncountable)A pinkish-orange color. Any color in between scarlet and orange.
- twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
- poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
Examples
9 sentencesThis chocolate has a bittersweet taste.
ruУ этого шоколада сладко-горький вкус. — al_ex_an_der
Mary describes her first love as "a bittersweet memory".
deMaria bezeichnet ihre erste Liebe als „süßsaure Erinnerung“. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
William's visit to his childhood home was filled with nostalgia and bittersweet memories.
This chocolate tastes bittersweet.
ruУ этого шоколада сладко-горький вкус. — al_ex_an_der
A memory can be bittersweet.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bitterswete, biterswete, equivalent to bitter + sweet. Cognate with SaFrom Middle English bitterswete, biterswete, equivalent to bitter + sweet. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bitterswäit (“bittersweet”), West Frisian bittersoet (“bittersweet”), Dutch bitterzoet (“bittersweet”), German bittersüß (“bittersweet”), Danish bittersød (“bittersweet”), Swedish bittersöt (“bittersweet”).
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Forms
plural: bittersweetsSynonyms
13 synonyms- twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds:American bittersweetclimbing bittersweetfalse bittersweetstaff vinewaxworkshrubby bittersweetCelastrus scandens
- poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America:bittersweet nightshadeclimbing nightshadedeadly nightshadepoisonous nightshadewoody nightshadeSolanum dulcamara
Lessons for this word
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