acridity

English

Etymology

acrid +‎ -ity

Noun

acridity (countable and uncountable, plural acridities)

1. Bitterness or acerbity.
2. An acrid taste or smell.
3. (figuratively) Bitterness in speech or behaviour; causticness.
   • 1926, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Land of Mist‎^[1]:

     She was not safe from the acridity of his tongue but at least she need not fear physical violence, which was well within the possibilities for others.

Synonyms

• acridness