tartness

== English == === Alternative forms === tartnesse (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English *tartnesse, from Old English teartnes (“sharpness, severity, asperity”), equivalent to tart +‎ -ness. === Noun === tartness (countable and uncountable, plural tartnesses) The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste. Synonyms: sourness, bitterness ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === rat's nest