sourness
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- noun
- /ˈsaʊərnəs/
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acidez
- The woman pointed to Joanna's water bottle, and though Joanna's stomach rumbled, she shook her head, bacteria aside; the milk would sour the plastic, and with every sip of water she took in this country, she would taste that sourness.
- mouth-puckering sourness
- sourness on his breath
- sourness and saltiness
So the smarties and the now and laters achieve the goal of sourness without injuring the mouth.
- So the smarties and the now and laters achieve the goal of sourness without injuring the mouth.
- But what the sourness is is lactic acid, and that's what the lactose is being transformed into.
- It's got that like sourness that yogurt has, but then it's balanced with the tini and the little bits of chickpea in there gave it such a good texture.
- It's interesting too that it's not a Marutudas, right, but a Kerbitas that sort of, you know, puckering and sourness, right?
Examples
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The yogurt's sourness made my shoulder muscles loosen and made even this indignity bearable.
Fiction book (2001) -
It has a bright sourness, much like lemon or lime juice, balanced with a honeylike roundness.
Blog text (12) -
A little tint of sourness, but overall it's pretty good.
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The key was now only a coppery sourness in her mouth.
Fiction book (1996) -
And it's like this weird sourness and like everybody's clothes smell horrible.
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When the tasting began, someone said out loud that the sourness was due to curd.
Blog text (24) -
The sauce smells rancid, and a sourness rises up my esophagus.
Fiction book (2000) -
It's got that like sourness that yogurt has, but then it's balanced with the tini and the little bits of chickpea in there gave it such a good texture.
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The dust underfoot, dampened by dew, smelled of the sourness of rotted almonds.
Fiction book (1990) -
The sourness of the lemon made the drink refreshing.
Synonyms
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1.0
A sharp taste you feel in the mouth, like lemon
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3.4
A sour, sharp taste like in lemon or vinegar
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3.7
A sharp, sour taste often in fruits
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4.2
A sharp, pleasantly sour taste like lemon, often with a little spice
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2.9
A strong, biting taste or smell that stings the nose
A slight sour taste in food or drink
A sharp, slightly sour taste that feels fresh in the mouth
A sharp sour taste like vinegar
A sharp sour taste like vinegar
A sharp, sour taste that makes your mouth pucker
Antonyms
How Sour
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sourness comes from the old English word sour, which meant 'sharp' or 'acidic' like lemon or vinegar, so it names the taste that makes your mouth pucker.