tartness

Definitions of tartness

1. noun

   a sharp sour taste
   synonyms: acerbity

   type of:

   acidity, sour, sourness

   the property of being acidic
2. noun

   the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
   synonyms: sour, sourness

   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
3. noun

   a rough and bitter manner
   synonyms: acerbity, acrimony, bitterness, jaundice, thorniness

   type of:

   disagreeableness

   an ill-tempered and offensive disposition