English noun: sourness |
1. | sourness (cognition) the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth |
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| Synonyms | sour, tartness |
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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. | sourness (attribute) the property of being acidic |
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| Synonyms | acidity, sour |
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| Broader (hypernym) | taste property |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | acerbity, tartness, vinegariness, vinegarishness |
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3. | sourness (attribute) a sullen moody resentful disposition |
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| Synonyms | moroseness, sulkiness, sullenness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ill nature |
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