acerbity

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

French acerbité, from Latin acerbitas, derived from acerbus "bitter". See acerb.

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA SAMPA
GenAm /əˈsɝbɪdi/ /@"s3`bIdi/
RP /əˈsɜːbɪti/ /@"s3:bIti/

[edit] Noun

Singular
acerbity

Plural
acerbities

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

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