tartness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
  2. noun a sharp sour taste
  3. noun a rough and bitter manner

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

sour, sourness

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