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- [tahrt]
- /tɑrt/
- /tɑːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tahrt]
- /tɑrt/
Definitions of tart word
- adjective tart sharp to the taste; sour or acid: Tart apples are best for pie. Synonyms: astringent, acrid, piquant. Antonyms: sweet, sugary, bland, mellow. 1
- adjective tart sharp in character, spirit, or expression; cutting; biting: a tart remark. Synonyms: sarcastic, barbed, caustic, acerbic, acrimonious. Antonyms: sweet, kind, gentle, gracious, benign. 1
- noun tart a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust. 1
- noun tart a covered pie containing fruit or the like. 1
- noun tart Slang. a prostitute or promiscuous woman. 1
- variable noun tart A tart is a shallow pastry case with a filling of food, especially sweet food. 0
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Origin of tart
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English teart sharp, rough; akin to Dutch tarten to defy, Middle High German traz defiance
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tart
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tart popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tart usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tart
adj tart
- absinthian — a green, aromatic liqueur that is 68 percent alcohol, is made with wormwood and other herbs, and has a bitter, licorice flavor: now banned in most Western countries.
- acerb — bitter or sour
- acerbic — sour in taste
- acetous — containing, producing, or resembling acetic acid or vinegar
- acid — An acid is a chemical substance, usually a liquid, which contains hydrogen and can react with other substances to form salts. Some acids burn or dissolve other substances that they come into contact with.
noun tart
- bawd — a person who runs a brothel, esp a woman
- bitch — If someone calls a woman a bitch, they are saying in a very rude way that they think she behaves in a very unpleasant way.
- croissant — Croissants are small, sweet bread rolls in the shape of a crescent that are eaten for breakfast.
- dainties — of delicate beauty; exquisite: a dainty lace handkerchief.
- danish — Danish is the language spoken in Denmark.
adjective tart
- acetic — of, containing, producing, or derived from acetic acid or vinegar
- acetose — Sour like vinegar; acetous.
- acidic — Acidic substances contain acid.
- acidulated — Simple past tense and past participle of acidulate.
- acrid — An acrid smell or taste is strong and sharp, and usually unpleasant.
Antonyms for tart
adj tart
- mellifluent — mellifluous.
- mellow — soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
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