bitterness

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English

Etymology

bitter +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɪtənəs/

Noun

bitterness (uncountable)

1. the quality of having a bitter taste
2. the quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment

Synonyms

• (quality of being bitter in taste): acerbicness, acridity, acridness
• (quality of feeling bitter): acrimony, gall, rancor/rancour, resentment

Translations

quality of being bitter in taste

Bulgarian: горчивина (bg) f. Finnish: kitkeryys French: amertume (fr) f. Greek: πίκρα (el) (píkra) f. Hebrew: מרירות (merirut) f. Latin: acerbitās (la) f., amāritās (la) f., amāritiēs (la) f., amāritūdō (la) f., amārulentia (la) f., austēritās (la) f.

Portuguese: amargura (pt) f. Romanian: amărăciune (ro) f., amăreală (ro) f. Russian: горечь (ru) (gór'eč) f. Spanish: amargo (es) m. Turkish: acılık (tr)

quality of feeling bitter

Bulgarian: горчивина (bg) Finnish: katkeruus (fi) French: amertume (fr) f. Greek: πίκρα (el) (píkra) f. Hebrew: מרירות (merirut) f.

Latin: fel (la) Portuguese: amargura (pt) f. Romanian: fiere (ro) Russian: горечь (ru) (gór'eč) f.