acerbity

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French acerbité, from Latin acerbitās (“acerbity; harshness”), from acerbus (“bitter”). See acerb. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈsɜːbɪti/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /əˈsɝbɪti/, [əˈsɝbɪɾi] (General Australian) IPA(key): /əˈsɜːbɪti/, [əˈsɜːbɪɾi] === Noun === acerbity (countable and uncountable, plural acerbities) Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit. Harshness, bitterness, or severity (countable) Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience). ==== Translations ==== === References === “acerbity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === cyberati