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tartness

/tˈɑɹtnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
tart-ness
IPA
/tˈɑɹtnəs/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English *tartnesse, from Old English teartnes (“sharpness, severity, asperity”), equivalent to tart + -ness.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

tartnesses (plural) tartnesse (alternative)

Synonyms

sourness bitterness acrimony acerbity jaundice thorniness sour

Questions

How do you pronounce tartness?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɑɹtnəs/.
What does tartness mean?
The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste.
Where does tartness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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