noun
acerbity
Acerbity (noun) means a sour, bitter taste, similar to that of fruit before it ripens.
noun
1
A sour, bitter taste, similar to that of fruit before it ripens.
2
Sharpness or bitterness in tone or manner.
"“Well ?” I repeated with some acerbity. I had been wondering for the last ten minutes how many more knots he would manage to make in that same bit of string before he actually started undoing them again."
— Baroness Orczy i.e, Emma Orczy (1904)
"acerbity of temper, of language, of pain"
3
A harsh remark, action or experience.
"This opera was mainly in the style of late Puccini, with acerbities stolen from Stravinsky."
— Anthony Burgess (1980)
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Etymology
Borrowed from French acerbité, which came from Latin acerbitās (“acerbity; harshness”), itself from acerbus (“bitter”). See acerb.
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What is the meaning of acerbity?
"acerbity" (noun) means a sour, bitter taste, similar to that of fruit before it ripens.
What is another word for acerbity?
Other words for "acerbity" include acrimony, thorniness, jaundice, tartness, bitterness.
What is the opposite of acerbity?
Opposites of "acerbity" include sweetness, mellowness, gentleness, mildness, softness.
What are the different meanings of acerbity?
"acerbity" has 3 main meanings: 1. A sour, bitter taste, similar to that of fruit before it ripens; 2. Sharpness or bitterness in tone or manner; 3. A harsh remark, action or experience.
