Acidity

Definitions

1. The quality or state of being acid.
   countable, uncountable
2. Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.
   countable, uncountable
3. Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.
   countable, uncountable
4. A caustic, sour, biting, or bitter quality.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“the acidity of lemon juice”

“Empty stomachs lead⟳ to acidity and leave⟳ a sour taste⟳ in the mouth.”

“"What shall we call⟳ it?" he asked. "Why should you not take⟳ the chance of perpetuating your own⟳ name⟳?" said Summerlee, with his usual touch⟳ of acidity.”

“It was a brave, good speech, a speech from that staunch and strong spirit which lay⟳ behind all the acidities and angularities of the old zoologist.”

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