Tartness

Tartness
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]


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  • 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 — tart·ness || tÉ‘rtnɪs / tɑːtnɪs 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 — 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,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 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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