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sourness

noun
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As a noun, sourness means the quality or condition of being sour, usually said of human personalities.

Meanings of sourness

4 meanings

noun

  1. The quality or condition of being sour, usually said of human personalities.

  2. The taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth

    Similar: sour, tartness

  3. The property of being acidic

    Similar: sour, acidity

  4. A sullen moody resentful disposition

    Similar: sulkiness, sullenness, moroseness

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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noun: the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken…
sourtartness
noun: the property of being acidic
souracidity
noun: a sullen moody resentful disposition
sulkinesssullennessmoroseness

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