bitterness

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English bitternesse, biternesse, from Old English biternes (“bitterness; grief”), equivalent to bitter +‎ -ness. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɪtənəs/ === Noun === bitterness (countable and uncountable, plural bitternesses) The quality of having a bitter taste. The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment; the quality of exhibiting such feelings. The quality of eliciting a bitter, humiliating or harsh feeling. Harsh cold. ==== Synonyms ==== (quality of being bitter in taste): acerbicness, acridity, acridness (quality of feeling bitter): acrimony, gall, rancor, resentment, bile ==== Translations ====