acerbity

English

Etymology

From French acerbité, from Latin acerbitās (“acerbity; harshness”), from acerbus (“bitter”). See acerb.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əˈsɜːbɪti/, SAMPA: /@"s3:bIti/

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• (US) IPA: /əˈsɝbɪdi/, SAMPA: /@"s3`bIdi/

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Noun

acerbity (plural acerbities)

1. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
2. Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of temper, of language, of pain

Translations

sourness

Bulgarian: стипчивост (bg), тръпчивост (bg) French: acerbité (fr) f. German: Sauerkeit (de) f.

Latin: acerbitās (la) f. Swedish: syrlighet (sv)

harshness

Bulgarian: саркастичност (bg) French: acerbité (fr) f. German: Bitterkeit (de) f.

Latin: acerbitās (la) f. Swedish: bitterhet (sv)

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French: amertume f. Interlingua: acerbitate

Italian: amarezza f. Spanish: amargura f.

References

• acerbity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913