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ACRIDITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone
Synonyms:
acridity; acridness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("acridity" is a kind of...):
disagreeableness (the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant)
Derivation:
acrid (harsh or corrosive in tone)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Extreme bitterness
Example:
the acridity of alkali
Synonyms:
acridity; acridness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("acridity" is a kind of...):
bitter; bitterness (the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Having an acrid smell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("acridity" is a kind of...):
odor; odour; olfactory perception; olfactory sensation; smell (the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form)
