English Explanatory Dictionary

acerbity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
  2. Harshness, bitterness, or severity
  3. Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).

Pronunciation

/əˈsɜːbɪti/ en-uk-acerbity.ogg /əˈsɝbɪti/ [əˈsɝbɪɾi] en-us-acerbity.ogg [əˈsɜːbɪɾi]

Word forms

acerbity acerbities

Etymology

Borrowed from French acerbité, from Latin acerbitās (“acerbity; harshness”), from acerbus (“bitter”). See acerb.

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