amarus

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) bitter (taste)
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) harsh, shrill (sound)
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) sarcastic (speech)
4. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) sour, morose (conduct or behavior)
5. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) dire, woeful, terrible

Concepts

bitter

dreary

bleak

nasty

ghastly

horrible

dismal

distasteful

disagreeable

harsh

acrimonious

unpleasant

grisly

peevish

pettish

petulant

poignant

rough

sad

☹️

sharp

somber

sour

stodgy

sullen

surly

unkind

acerbic

waspish

acrid

acute

boring

brutal

cross

gaunt

gloomy

gruff

keen

lurid

miserable

morose

Synonyms

acerbus

acidus

amarulentus

austerus

acer

acutus

Translations

amer

bitter

πικρός

amaro

amargo

bitter

amargo

acı

amarg

amargant

amaro

amargoso

widerwärtig

keskin

Pronounced as (IPA)

[aˈmaː.rʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃em-, *h₂eh₃m- (“bitter, raw”). Cognate with Sanskrit आम (āmá, “raw, immature”), Ancient Greek ὠμός (ōmós, “raw, crude”).