Acerbity

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1 Etymology 2 Pronunciation 3 Noun 4 Translations

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

acerbity (uncountable)

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

Translations

• French: amertume f
• German: Bitterkeit
• Interlingua: acerbitate
• Italian: amarezza f
• Latin: acerbitas f
• Spanish: amargura f