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acridity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
acrid-i-ty
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bitterness or acerbity.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An acrid taste or smell.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Bitterness in speech or behavior; causticness.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English acrid Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English acridity From acrid + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

acridities (plural)

Synonyms

acridness

Questions

What does acridity mean?
Bitterness or acerbity.
Where does acridity come from?
Etymology tree English acrid Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English acridity From acrid + -ity.

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