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- [souuh r, sou-er]
- /saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər/
- /ˈsaʊənəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [souuh r, sou-er]
- /saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər/
Definitions of sourness word
- adjective sourness having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart. 1
- adjective sourness rendered acid or affected by fermentation; fermented. 1
- adjective sourness producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, salt, or sweet. 1
- adjective sourness characteristic of something fermented: a sour smell. 1
- adjective sourness distasteful or disagreeable; unpleasant. 1
- adjective sourness below standard; poor. 1
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Origin of sourness
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 Sourness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sourness 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
sourness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sourness
noun sourness
- acerbity — Acerbity is a kind of bitter, critical humour.
- acidity — the quality or state of being acid
- asperity — If you say something with asperity, you say it impatiently and severely.
- cantankerousness — disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.
- crabbiness — the state of being crabby
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