acerbity
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- a sharp bitterness
- a sharp sour tasteSynonyms: tartness
- a rough and bitter mannerSynonyms: bitternessacrimonyjaundicetartnessthorniness
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Acerbity \A*cerb"i*ty\, n. [F. acerbit['e], L. acerbitas, fr. acerbus. See Acerb.]
1.Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit. [1913 Webster]
2.Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of temper, of language, of pain. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]