English noun: acridity | |||
1. | acridity (cognition) having an acrid smell | ||
Broader (hypernym) | odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell | ||
2. | acridity (attribute) extreme bitterness | ||
Samples | The acridity of alkali. | ||
Synonyms | acridness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bitter, bitterness | ||
3. | acridity (attribute) the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone | ||
Synonyms | acridness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disagreeableness | ||