[syn: bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice, tartness, thorniness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tartness \Tart"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being tart.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Acrimony; sourness; keenness; poignancy; severity;
asperity; acerbity; harshness. See Acrimony.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tartness
n 1: the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken
into the mouth [syn: sour, sourness, tartness]
2: a sharp sour taste [syn: acerbity, tartness]
3: a rough and bitter manner [syn: bitterness, acrimony,
acerbity, jaundice, tartness, thorniness]