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sourness

DEFINITIONS OF: sourness

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n the property of being acidic

Synonyms:
acidity, sour
Types:
acerbity, tartness
a sharp sour taste
vinegariness, vinegarishness
a sourness resembling that of vinegar
Type of:
taste property
a property appreciated via the sense of taste

n the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth

Synonyms:
sour, tartness
Types:
acidity, acidulousness
the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
Type of:
gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation
the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

n a sullen moody resentful disposition

Synonyms:
moroseness, sulkiness, sullenness
Type of:
ill nature
a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition
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