acerbity

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (countable, uncountable) Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Harshness, bitterness, or severity
  3. (countable) Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).

Prononcé comme (IPA)
/əˈsɜːbɪti/
Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from French acerbité, from Latin acerbitās (“acerbity; harshness”), from acerbus (“bitter”). See acerb.

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