souredness

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noun

The quality of having become sour.

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Meanings

nounsouredness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of having become sour.

    In his Satires we find what we may call a mellowed souredness of spirit, like the taste of the plum or sloe when touched by the first frosts.

    1861, Thomas Wyatt, The Poetical Works of Sir Thomas Wyatt, page xvi

Origin

From soured + -ness.

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APA

souredness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/souredness

MLA

“souredness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/souredness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “souredness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/souredness.

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