bitterness
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The quality of having a bitter taste.
- (countable, uncountable) The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment; the quality of exhibiting such feelings.
- (countable, uncountable) The quality of eliciting a bitter, humiliating or harsh feeling.
- (countable, uncountable) Harsh cold.
Synonyms
bitter taste
Translations
amertume
amarezza
Bitterkeit
amargura
amargor
πίκρα
amargura
verbitteringFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɪtənəs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English bitternesse, biternesse, from Old English biternes (“bitterness; grief”), equivalent to bitter + -ness.
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