Definition of Bittersweet

1. Noun. Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America.


2. Adjective. Tinged with sadness. "A movie with a bittersweet ending"
Similar to: Sad

3. Noun. Twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds.

4. Adjective. Having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness.
Exact synonyms: Semisweet
Similar to: Tasty

Definition of Bittersweet

1. a. Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but painful.

2. n. Anything which is bittersweet.

Definition of Bittersweet

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Medical Definition of Bittersweet

1. 1. Anything which is bittersweet. 2. A kind of apple so called. 3. A climbing shrub, with oval coral-red berries (Solanum dulcamara); woody nightshade. The whole plant is poisonous, and has a taste at first sweetish and then bitter. The branches are the officinal dulcamara. An American woody climber (Celastrus scandens), whose yellow capsules open late in autumn, and disclose the red aril which covers the seeds; also called Roxbury waxwork. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bittersweet

bittern
bittern
bitterness
bitternesses
bitterns
bitternut
bitternut
bitternuts
bitternut hickory
bitterroot
bitterroot
bitterroots
bitters
bitters
bittersweet (current term)
bittersweet (current term)
bittersweetly
bittersweetness
bittersweets
bittersweet chocolate
bittersweet nightshade
bitterweed
bitterweed
bitterweeds
bitterwood
bitterwood
bitterwood tree
bitterwort
bitter almond
bitter almond oil

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