tartness

tartness
Ⅰ.
tart [1] ► NOUN ▪ an open pastry case containing a sweet or savoury filling.
DERIVATIVES tartlet noun.
ORIGIN Old French tarte.
Ⅱ.
tart [2] ► NOUN informal, derogatory ▪ a prostitute or promiscuous woman.
► VERB 1) (tart oneself up) informal, chiefly Brit. dress or make oneself up in order to look attractive. 2) (tart up) decorate or improve the appearance of.
DERIVATIVES tarty adjective (tartier, tartiest) .
ORIGIN probably from SWEETHEART(Cf. ↑sweetheart).
Ⅲ.
tart [3] ► ADJECTIVE 1) sharp or acid in taste. 2) (of a remark or tone of voice) cutting, bitter, or sarcastic.
DERIVATIVES tartly adverb tartness noun.
ORIGIN Old English, «harsh, severe».

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  • Tartness — Tart ness, n. The quality or state of being tart. [1913 Webster] Syn: Acrimony; sourness; keenness; poignancy; severity; asperity; acerbity; harshness. See {Acrimony}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tartness — noun see tart I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tartness — See tartly. * * * …   Universalium

  • tartness — noun The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste; sourness; bitterness …   Wiktionary

  • tartness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sourness, acidity, acridity; see bitterness 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • tartness — tart·ness || tÉ‘rtnɪs / tɑːtnɪs n. sharpness, sarcasm …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tartness — n. 1. Sourness, acidity. 2. Acrimony, harshness, asperity, sourness, severity, piquancy, sharpness, keenness, acerbity, crabbedness …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • tartness — n 1. sharpness, sourness, acidity, acridness, acerbity; pungency, piquancy, bitterness, acidu lousness, harshness. 2. acrimony, causticity, asperity, mordancy, astrin gency, trenchancy; severity, harshness, austerity, sternness; spite,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • tartness — tart·ness …   English syllables

  • tartness — noun 1. a sharp sour taste • Syn: ↑acerbity • Derivationally related forms: ↑tart, ↑acerbic (for: ↑acerbity), ↑acerbate (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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