Sourness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sourness is a noun meaning The condition or quality of being sour.
Meaning
The condition or quality of being sour.
Example Sentences
Mrs. Ferrars was a little, thin woman, upright, even to formality, in her figure, and serious, even to sourness, in her aspect.
[O]ur Tympanouſe ſtatiſts / (In their affected grauitie of voice, / Sovverneſſe of countenance, maners crueltie, / Authoritie, vvealth, and all the ſpavvne of Fortune) / Thinke they beare all the kingdomes vvorth before them; […]
Word Forms
- sournesses
Synonyms for sourness
Depending on context, synonyms include acerbitude, acerbity, acetosity, acidity, acidness, austereness.
Antonyms for sourness
Common opposites include sweetness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sulkiness, sullenness, moroseness, tartness, acidity, sourishness.
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