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acridity

acridity

9.6
A strong sharp taste or smell that feels unpleasant
  • noun
  • /əˈkrɪdəti/
translation icon : acrididad
  • The acridity of the smoke made it hard to breathe.

Examples

  • The acridity of the burning rubber filled the room with an unpleasant odor.

  • Can you smell the acridity in the air?

  • He recoiled at the acridity of the chemical fumes.

  • The acridity in the air made it difficult to breathe during the fire.

  • The acridity of the smoke made it difficult to breathe inside the house.

  • She noticed the acridity of the spoiled milk as soon as she opened the container.

  • The acridity of the chemicals in the lab was overwhelming, causing everyone to cover their noses.

Synonyms

bitterness
vsacridity
9 2.6

A sharp unpleasant taste found in foods like black coffee

includes strong pungent smell as well as bitter taste
pungency
vsacridity
1 7.0

A strong sharp taste or smell that makes your eyes water

stresses bitter quality alongside sharpness
sharpness
vsacridity
1 2.9

A strong, biting taste or smell that stings the nose

adds specific bitter character beyond mere biting sensation
acridness
vsacridity
8.1

A strong, bitter smell or taste that burns the nose

has the same meaning but uses a different noun form
pungence
vsacridity
  • Archaic
8.7

A strong, sharp taste or smell that can be unpleasant for some people

puts more weight on bitter notes than mere sharpness
acerbity
vsacridity
9.9

A sharp, sour taste that makes your mouth pucker

covers bitter and pungent qualities more broadly
unpalatability
vsacridity
8.6

A bad taste that makes you not want to eat something

is more specific about bitterness and pungent smell
unpalatableness
vsacridity
9.1

A quality of food or drink that tastes bad

focuses on bitter or sharp sensory qualities rather than general dislike
distastefulness
vsacridity
6.1

Being unpleasant or offensive and making people feel dislike

applies specifically to bitter or pungent sensory qualities
unsavoriness
vsacridity
  • US
8.8

A very unpleasant taste or smell that makes you reject food

is narrower, naming the bitter and pungent sensory quality

Antonyms

34 1.0

A pleasant sugary taste like ripe fruit or honey

How Acrid

acridity
9.6
pungency
1 7.0
sharpness
1 2.9

Surface Forms

acridity singular
acridities plural

Morphology

acridity = acrid (transparent) = acrid + ity

Standard abstract noun formation from the adjective 'acrid' using '-ity', directly expressing the quality of being acrid.

Etymology

Acridity comes from the Latin root acer, which means 'sharp' or 'bitter' and is like the word acid. So acridity means a sharp, bitter quality in taste or smell.