| 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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