NOUN | cognition | tartness, sour, sourness | the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth |
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attribute | tartness, acerbity | a sharp sour taste | |
attribute | tartness, bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice, thorniness | a rough and bitter manner |
Sounds | taa'rtnahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | The taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth. | |
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Synonyms | sour, sourness | |
Narrower | acidity, acidulousness | The taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth |
Broader | taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception | The sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus |
Spanish | agrura | |
Catalan | agre, agresa, agror | |
Adjectives | sour | one of the four basic taste sensations |
tart | tasting sour like a lemon |
Meaning | A sharp sour taste. | |
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Synonym | acerbity | |
Broader | sourness, sour, acidity | The property of being acidic |
Spanish | acerbidad, agrura | |
Adjectives | tart | tasting sour like a lemon |
Meaning | A rough and bitter manner. | |
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Synonyms | bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice, thorniness | |
Broader | disagreeableness | An ill-tempered and offensive disposition |
Spanish | acrimonia, acritud | |
Catalan | acrimònia, acritud | |
Adjectives | tart | harsh |
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