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Sourness
see synonyms of sournessNoun
the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
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Sourness
see synonyms of sournessadjective
1.
having or denoting a sharp biting taste like that of lemon juice or vinegar
Compare bitter (sense 1)2.
made acid or bad, as in the case of milk or alcohol, by the action of microorganisms
3.
having a rancid or unwholesome smell
4.
(of a person's temperament) sullen, morose, or disagreeable
5.
(esp of the weather or climate) harsh and unpleasant
6.
disagreeable; distasteful
a sour experience
7.
(of land, etc) lacking in fertility, esp due to excessive acidity
8.
(of oil, gas, or petrol) containing a relatively large amount of sulphur compounds
9. go sour
noun
10.
something sour
11. mainly US
any of several iced drinks usually made with spirits, lemon juice, and ice
a whiskey sour
12.
an acid used in laundering and bleaching clothes or in curing animal skins
verb
13.
to make or become sour
noun
a variant spelling of Sur
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Sourness
see synonyms of sourness adjective
1.
having the sharp, acid taste of lemon juice, vinegar, green fruit, etc.
2.
made acid or rank by or as by fermentation
sour milk
3.
a.
cross, bad-tempered, peevish, morose, etc.
a sour mood
b.
ill-disposed and bitter
sour toward former associates
4.
below what is usual or normal; poor; bad
his game has gone sour
5.
distasteful or unpleasant
6.
gratingly wrong or off pitch
a sour note
7.
excessively acid
said of soil8.
tainted with sulfur compounds
said of gasoline, etc. noun
9.
that which is sour; something sour
10. US
a cocktail made with lemon or lime juice, sugar, and, usually, soda water
a whiskey sour
verb transitive, verb intransitive
11.
to make or become sour
the milk will sour, soured on life
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Sourness
see synonyms of sournessadj. sour·er, sour·est
1. Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids; sharp, tart, or tangy.
2. Made acid or rancid by fermentation.
3. Having the characteristics of fermentation or rancidity; tasting or smelling of decay.
4.
a. Bad-tempered and morose; peevish: a sour temper.
b. Displeased with something one formerly admired or liked; disenchanted: sour on ballet.
5.
a. Not measuring up to the expected or usual ability or quality; bad: a sour performance of the play.
b. Not having the correct or properly produced pitch: a sour note.
6. Of or relating to excessively acid soil that is damaging to crops.
7.
a. Containing excessive levels of sulfur compounds, carbon dioxide, or both. Used of oil and natural gas.
b. Containing excessive levels of peroxides. Used of gasoline.
n.
1. The sensation of sour taste, one of the four primary tastes.
2. Something sour.
3. A mixed drink made especially with whiskey, lemon or lime juice, sugar, and sometimes soda water.
tr. & intr.v. soured, sour·ing, sours
1. To make or become sour.
2. To make or become disagreeable, disillusioned, or disenchanted.
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