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Tartness

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Noun

1. sour, sourness, tartness

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

2. acerbity, tartness

a sharp sour taste

3. acerbity, acrimony, bitterness, jaundice, tartness, thorniness

a rough and bitter manner

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Tartness

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noun
a pastry case often having no top crust, with a sweet or savoury filling
adjective
1. 
(of a flavour, food, etc) sour, acid, or astringent
2. 
cutting, sharp, or caustic
a tart remark
noun informal
1. derogatory
a promiscuous woman
2. old-fashioned
a prostitute

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Tartness

see synonyms of tartness
adjective
1. 
sharp in taste; sour; acid; acidulous
2. 
sharp in meaning or implication; cutting
a tart answer
noun
1. 
a small shell of pastry filled with jam, jelly, etc.
2. 
in England, a small pie filled with fruit or jam and often having a top crust
noun
Informal
a prostitute or any promiscuous woman

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Tartness

see synonyms of tartness
adj. tart·er, tart·est
1. Having a sharp pungent taste; sour. See Synonyms at sour.
2. Sharp or bitter in tone or meaning; cutting.

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