acidity

== English == === Etymology === From French acidité, from Latin aciditātem, accusative singular of aciditās (“sourness, acidity”), from acidus (“sour, acid”). Equivalent to acid +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈsɪd.ɪ.ti/, (t-flapping) [-ɾi] === Noun === acidity (countable and uncountable, plural acidities) The quality or state of being acid. Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste. (pathology) Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions. (figurative) A caustic, sour, biting, or bitter quality. ==== Antonyms ==== alkalinity basicity ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === adicity