Synonyms for sourness
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The condition or quality of being sour.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- flavour
Forms
- Plural
- sournesses → tartnesses, acidities, bitternesses, sours…
Example sentences
- sour Those grapes look sweet, but in fact they're sour.
- bitterness What remains in the heart is memory and bitterness.
- acidity The wine's acidity complemented the meal for Adriano.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sourness | rising | |
| sour | rising | |
| bitterness | steady | |
| acidity | falling | |
| tartness | rising | |
| petulance | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- sour2
- 7 letters
- acidity4
- 8 letters
- severity4, acrimony4, keenness, tartness2, asperity4, acerbity, acidness
- 9 letters
- sharpness2, harshness2, petulance3, sulkiness
- 10 letters
- bitterness3, sullenness, moroseness
- 11 letters
- peevishness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sour2 = 2 syllables).