- Bittersweet
- Bittersweet Bit"ter*sweet`, a. Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but painful. [1913 Webster]
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Bittersweet
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Bittersweet — refers to a combination of the standard tastes of sweetness and bitterness, and is often used as a metaphor for experiences which have elements of both happiness and sadness.The term may also refer to:Biology*A vine in the nightshade family,… … Wikipedia
Bittersweet Me — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Bittersweet Me» Sencillo de R.E.M. del álbum New Adventures in Hi Fi Publicación 5 de noviembre de 1996 Formato … Wikipedia Español
Bittersweet — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Bittersweet» Sencillo de Apocalyptica del álbum Apocalyptica Publicación 29 de noviembre del 2004 Formato CD Single … Wikipedia Español
Bittersweet — Bit ter*sweet , n. 1. Anything which is bittersweet. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of apple so called. Gower. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) (a) A climbing shrub, with oval coral red berries ({Solanum dulcamara}); woody nightshade. The whole plant is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bittersweet — also bitter sweet, late 14c. as a noun; used especially in M.E. of a type of apple, from BITTER (Cf. bitter) (adj.) + SWEET (Cf. sweet) (adj.). As an adjective, attested from 1610s … Etymology dictionary
bittersweet — ► ADJECTIVE 1) sweet with a bitter aftertaste. 2) arousing pleasure tinged with sadness or pain. ► NOUN ▪ a vine like American climbing plant bearing clusters of bright orange pods … English terms dictionary
bittersweet — [bit′ər swēt΄] n. ☆ 1. a North American twining woody vine (Celastrus scandens) of the staff tree family, with poisonous leaves, and bearing clusters of small orange fruits with bright red fleshy seeds 2. a poisonous, climbing European vine… … English World dictionary
bittersweet — bittersweetly, adv. bittersweetness, n. adj. /bit euhr sweet , bit euhr sweet /; n. /bit euhr sweet /, adj. 1. both bitter and sweet to the taste: bittersweet chocolate. 2. both pleasant and painful or regretful: a bittersweet memory. n. 3. Also… … Universalium
bittersweet — I noun 1. poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral red berries; widespread weed in North America • Syn: ↑bittersweet nightshade, ↑climbing nightshade, ↑deadly nightshade, ↑poisonous nightshade, ↑woody nightshade,… … Useful english dictionary
Bittersweet Me — Infobox Single | Name = Bittersweet Me Artist = R.E.M. from Album = New Adventures in Hi Fi Released = November 5, 1996 Format = CD single, 7 single, Cassette Recorded = November 7, 1995 Memphis soundcheck Genre = Rock Length = 4:06 Label =… … Wikipedia
