acerbity

Meaning

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).

Synonyms

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

Translations

acerbidad

acerbité

âcreté

acuité

âpreté

Bitterkeit

verdeur

felheid

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈsɜːbɪti/

Etymology

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