acridness

Noun
Synonyms: acridity

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. extreme bitterness“the acridity of alkali”Synonyms: acridityType of bitterness, bitter
  2. the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or toneSynonyms: acridityType of disagreeableness

Related words acrid adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

A·crid′i·ty (…), Ac′rid·ness (…) noun

The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; extreme bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech. Syn. — acridness

2. having an acrid smell. Syn. — pungency

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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