bitterness

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The quality of having a bitter taste.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment; the quality of exhibiting such feelings.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The quality of eliciting a bitter, humiliating or harsh feeling.
  4. (countable, uncountable) Harsh cold.

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Freqüència

C2
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈbɪtənəs/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Middle English bitternesse, biternesse, from Old English biternes (“bitterness; grief”), equivalent to bitter + -ness.

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