Etymology

tartness

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Today it means: The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste. Full definition →

Middle English *tartnesse ← Old English teartnes
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  1. Old English · inherited fromteartnes“sharpness, severity, asperity”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*tartnesse
  3. English todaytartness

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

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