Tartness

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a rough and bitter manner wordnet
  3. 3
    a sharp sour taste wordnet
  4. 4
    the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English *tartnesse, from Old English teartnes (“sharpness, severity, asperity”), equivalent to tart + -ness.

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