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Definition of Tartness
1. Noun. The taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth.
Generic synonyms: Gustatory Perception, Gustatory Sensation, Taste, Taste Perception, Taste Sensation
Specialized synonyms: Acidity, Acidulousness
Derivative terms: Sour, Sour, Sour
2. Noun. A sharp sour taste.
Generic synonyms: Acidity, Sour, Sourness
Derivative terms: Acerbate, Acerbic, Tart
3. Noun. A rough and bitter manner.
Generic synonyms: Disagreeableness
Derivative terms: Acerbate, Acerbic, Acrimonious, Bitter, Bitter, Jaundice, Tart
Definition of Tartness
1. n. The quality or state of being tart.
Definition of Tartness
1. Noun. The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste; sourness; bitterness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tartness
1. the state of being tart [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tartness
Literary usage of Tartness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of the Rev. Francis Asbury, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal by Francis Asbury (1821)
"... tartness in his Christian remarks on the Checks, and dear Mr. Fletcher, of
whom I have heard Mr. Berridge speak in terms of very great respect. ..."
2. English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order by George Crabb (1816)
"tartness, from «art, is not improbably derived from tartar, the quality of which
it in some degree resembles ; it is a high degree of acid peculiar to ..."
3. Salem Witchcraft: With an Account of Salem Village, and a History of by Charles Wentworth Upham (1867)
"... house some considerable time before the said Goodwife How came in, their
afflicted daughter, upon something that her mother spake to her with tartness, ..."
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