noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Bitterness or acerbity. uncountable
2. 2
   the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone wordnet
3. 3
   An acrid taste or smell. uncountable
4. 4
   extreme bitterness wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

acridityacerbityastringencybitter pillbitternesscausticity

Antonyms

All antonyms

blandnessgentlenessmildness

Etymology

From acrid + -ness.