English noun: tartness |
1. | tartness (cognition) the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth |
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| Synonyms | sour, sourness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | acidity, acidulousness |
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2. | tartness (attribute) a sharp sour taste |
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| Synonyms | acerbity |
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| Broader (hypernym) | acidity, sour, sourness |
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3. | tartness (attribute) a rough and bitter manner |
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| Synonyms | acerbity, acrimony, bitterness, jaundice, thorniness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeableness |
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