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TARTNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rough and bitter manner
Synonyms:
acerbity; acrimony; bitterness; jaundice; tartness; thorniness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("tartness" is a kind of...):
disagreeableness (an ill-tempered and offensive disposition)
Derivation:
tart (harsh)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A sharp sour taste
Synonyms:
acerbity; tartness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("tartness" is a kind of...):
acidity; sour; sourness (the property of being acidic)
Derivation:
tart (tasting sour like a lemon)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
Synonyms:
sour; sourness; tartness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("tartness" is a kind of...):
gustatory perception; gustatory sensation; taste; taste perception; taste sensation (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tartness"):
acidity; acidulousness (the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth)
Derivation:
sour (one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons)
