acidity
/əˈsɪd.ɪ.ti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.20 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
From French acidité, from Latin aciditātem, accusative singular of aciditās (“sourness, acidity”), from acidus (“sour, acid”). Equivalent to acid + -ity.
Origin
- Source language: French