tartness

tart ¹  (tärt)

adj. tart·er, tart·est

1. Having a sharp pungent taste; sour. See Synonyms at sour.

2. Sharp or bitter in tone or meaning; cutting.

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[Middle English, from Old English teart, severe; see der- in Indo-European roots.]

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tartly adv.

tartness n.

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tart ²  (tärt)

n.

1.

a. A pastry shell with shallow sides, no top crust, and any of various fillings.

b. Chiefly British A pie.

2.

a. A prostitute.

b. A woman considered to be sexually promiscuous.

tr.v. tart·ed, tart·ing, tarts Chiefly British

To dress up or make fancy in a tawdry, garish way. Often used with up.

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[Middle English tarte, from Old French, perhaps alteration of tartane, from Late Latin torta, a kind of bread.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tartness - the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth sourness, sour gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" acidulousness, acidity - the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
	2.	tartness - a sharp sour taste                   acerbity acidity, sourness, sour - the property of being acidic
	3.	tartness - a rough and bitter manner acrimony, bitterness, jaundice, thorniness, acerbity disagreeableness - an ill-tempered and offensive disposition

Translations

tartness [ˈtɑːtnɪs] N

1. [of flavour, fruit] → acidez f

2. (fig) → aspereza f

tartness

n

(of flavour, wine) → Herbheit f, → Säure f (pej); (of fruit) → Säure f

(fig, of remark, manner) → Schärfe f; (of humour) → Beißende(s) nt; (of person) → Schroffheit f

tartness [ˈtɑːtnɪs] n (of fruit) → asprezza, agro; (of remark) → asprezza, causticità f inv

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tartness [ˈtɑːtnɪs] n (of fruit) → asprezza, agro; (of remark) → asprezza, causticità f inv