tartness
tartness · tartnesses
Säuerlichkeit, Bitterkeit
The characteristic of being tartThe characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste.
US/tˈɑɹtnəs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste.
Säuerlichkeit, Bitterkeit
a sharp sour taste
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
characteristic of being tart:
Origin
From Middle English *tartnesse, from Old English teartnes (“sharpness, severity, asperity”From Middle English *tartnesse, from Old English teartnes (“sharpness, severity, asperity”), equivalent to tart + -ness.
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Forms
plural: tartnessesSynonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- a sharp sour taste:acerbity
- the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth:soursourness
- a rough and bitter manner:bitternessacrimonyacerbityjaundicethorniness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedtart
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable