Syn: acridness
[1913 Webster]
2. having an acrid smell.
Syn: pungency [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
acridity — acrid ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unpleasantly bitter or pungent. DERIVATIVES acridity noun acridly adverb. ORIGIN from Latin acer sharp, pungent … English terms dictionary
acridity — noun 1. having an acrid smell • Hypernyms: ↑smell, ↑odor, ↑odour, ↑olfactory sensation, ↑olfactory perception 2. extreme bitterness the acridity of alkali • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
acridity — noun see acrid … New Collegiate Dictionary
acridity — See acrid. * * * … Universalium
acridity — noun a) bitterness or acerbity b) An acrid taste or smell. Syn: acridness … Wiktionary
acridity — Synonyms and related words: acerbity, acidity, acidness, acidulousness, acridness, acrimony, acuity, acumination, acuteness, asperity, astringence, astringency, bite, bitingness, bitter pill, bitterness, causticity, causticness, corrosiveness,… … Moby Thesaurus
acridity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Irony or bitterness, as of tone: acerbity, acidity, causticity, corrosiveness, mordacity, mordancy, sarcasm, trenchancy. See LAUGHTER, RESPECT … English dictionary for students
acridity — n. quality of being bitter, quality of being irritating; quality of being caustic, acerbity … English contemporary dictionary
acridity — n. See acridness … New dictionary of synonyms
acridity — acrid·i·ty … English syllables
