acerbity
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
French acerbité, from Latin acerbitas, derived from acerbus "bitter". See acerb.
[edit] Pronunciation
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| GenAm | /əˈsɝbɪdi/ | /@"s3`bIdi/ |
| RP | /əˈsɜːbɪti/ | /@"s3:bIti/ |
[edit] Noun
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acerbity (plural acerbities)
- Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
- Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of temper, of language, of pain
[edit] Translations
sourness
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harshness
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[edit] References
- acerbity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
