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climbing-bittersweet

climbing bittersweet
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective bit-er-sweet, bit-er-sweet; noun bit-er-sweet]
    • /ˈklaɪmɪŋ adjective ˌbɪt ərˈswit, ˈbɪt ərˌswit/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective bit-er-sweet, bit-er-sweet; noun bit-er-sweet]
    • /ˈklaɪmɪŋ adjective ˌbɪt ərˈswit, ˈbɪt ərˌswit/

Definitions of climbing-bittersweet word

  • noun climbing-bittersweet Also called woody nightshade. a climbing or trailing plant, Solanum dulcamara, of the nightshade family, having small, violet, star-shaped flowers with a protruding yellow center and scarlet berries. 1
  • noun climbing-bittersweet Also called climbing bittersweet. any climbing plant of the genus Celastrus, bearing orange capsules opening to expose red-coated seeds, especially C. scandens. 1
  • noun climbing-bittersweet pleasure mingled with pain or regret: the bittersweet of parting. 1
  • adjective climbing-bittersweet both bitter and sweet to the taste: bittersweet chocolate. 1
  • adjective climbing-bittersweet both pleasant and painful or regretful: a bittersweet memory. 1

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Origin of climbing-bittersweet

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at bitter, sweet

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Parts of speech for Climbing-bittersweet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

climbing-bittersweet popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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