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- [souuh r, sou-er]
- /saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər/
- /saʊər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [souuh r, sou-er]
- /saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər/
Definitions of soured word
- adjective soured having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart. 1
- adjective soured rendered acid or affected by fermentation; fermented. 1
- adjective soured producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, salt, or sweet. 1
- adjective soured characteristic of something fermented: a sour smell. 1
- adjective soured distasteful or disagreeable; unpleasant. 1
- adjective soured below standard; poor. 1
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Origin of soured
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (adj. and noun) Middle English sure, soure, Old English sūr (orig. adj.); cognate with German sauer, Dutch zuur, Old Norse sūrr; (v.) Middle English souren, derivative of the adj.
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Parts of speech for Soured
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
soured popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for soured
adj soured
- carious — (of teeth or bone) affected with caries; decayed
- disenchanted — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- disenthralled — to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
- disentranced — to bring out of an entranced condition; disenchant.
- feculent — full of dregs or fecal matter; foul, turbid, or muddy.
adjective soured
- acetose — Sour like vinegar; acetous.
- acidulated — Simple past tense and past participle of acidulate.
- curdled — Containing curds.
- nidorous — (literary) Emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances.
- olid — (rare) evil-smelling; fetid.
verb soured
- acidified — Simple past tense and past participle of acidify.
Antonyms for soured
adjective soured
- mellowed — soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
Top questions with soured
- what is sweetened then soured boiled then cooled?
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