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English adjective: bittersweet | |||
| 1. | bittersweet tinged with sadness | ||
| Samples | A movie with a bittersweet ending. | ||
| Similar | sad | ||
| Antonyms | glad | ||
| 2. | bittersweet having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness | ||
| Synonyms | semisweet | ||
| Similar | tasty | ||
| Antonyms | tasteless | ||
English noun: bittersweet | |||
| 1. | bittersweet (plant) poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America | ||
| Synonyms | bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, Solanum dulcamara, woody nightshade | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nightshade | ||
| Member meronym | genus Solanum, Solanum | ||
| 2. | bittersweet (plant) twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds | ||
| Synonyms | American bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, shrubby bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | vine | ||
| Member meronym | Celastrus, genus Celastrus | ||
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