Definition of TARTNESS

tartness

Meanings

Plural: tartnesses

Noun

  • the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
  • a sharp sour taste
  • a rough and bitter manner
  • The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 8

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

Words With Friends Score: 9

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