Definition of SOURNESS

sourness

Meanings

Plural: sournesses

Noun

  • the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
  • the property of being acidic
  • a sullen moody resentful disposition
  • The condition or quality of being sour.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English sowrenesse, sournesse, from Old English sūrnes (“sourness”), equivalent to sour + -ness.

Antonyms

sweetness

Scrabble Score: 8

sourness is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sourness is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sourness is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

sourness is a valid Words With Friends word