acerbity

Betekenis (Engels)

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).

Concepten

wrangheid

scherpte

felheid

guurheid

verbittering

scherpheid

schelheid

bitterheid

schrilheid

Synoniemen

bitterness

acrimony

sharpness

acridness

tartness

acridity

thorniness

acuity

keenness

poignancy

jaundice

pungency

sourness

mentality

mordancy

perspicaciousness

pointedness

rancor

rancour

rigor

rigour

saltiness

sarcasm

severity

spite

trenchancy

unpalatability

verjuice

vitriol

legerity

mordacity

unpalatableness

poignance

pipsquancy

acumen

acuteness

animosity

astringency

bite

bitter

causticity

coarseness

crispness

edge

embitterment

harshness

Vertalingen

acerbidad

acerbité

acerbità

âcreté

acies

acerbitas

Bitterkeit

âpreté

acror

acuité

acritas

acumen

asprezza

verdeur

amarezza

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/əˈsɜːbɪti/

Etymologie (Engels)

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