tartness

Meaning

The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste.

Synonyms

sourness

acidity

bitterness

acerbity

acrimony

sour

jaundice

thorniness

acidness

harshness

keenness

lemon

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piquancy

poignancy

raciness

rigor

rigour

severity

sharpness

unpalatability

verjuice

pain

unpalatableness

vinegariness

vinegarishness

acetosity

acidities

acridity

acridness

astringence

bitter

crabbedness

crispness

Translations

aigreur

bitsheid

acidità

Säure

azedume

acididade

asprezza

Azidität

ton aigre

acidez

agresa

Säuregehalt

Säuregrad

Acidität

acritud

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *tartnesse

Inherited from Old English: teartnes

In summary

From Middle English *tartnesse, from Old English teartnes (“sharpness, severity, asperity”), equivalent to tart + -ness.