English Explanatory Dictionary

acidity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality or state of being acid.
  2. Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.
  3. Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.
  4. A caustic, sour, biting, or bitter quality.

Pronunciation

/əˈsɪd.ᵻ.ti/ [-ɾi] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acidity.wav /ə.sɪ.ɖɪ.ʈi/ /ˈæ.sɪ.ɖɪ.ʈi/

Word forms

acidity acidities

Etymology

From French acidité, from Latin aciditātem, accusative singular of aciditās (“sourness, acidity”), from acidus (“sour, acid”). Equivalent to acid + -ity.

Antonyms

alkalinity basicity

Derived words

acidity function acidity regulator anacidity Hammett acidity function hyperacidity hypoacidity nonacidity subacidity superacidity
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