tartnesses

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A form of tartness — The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tartness

    Thus this box is a coppel in which... the bitternesses and tartnesses which at first seem grating, the flavour which evaporates in a momentary enjoyment, are put to the test.

    1831, Johann Ludwig Tieck, The old man of the mountain, The lovecharm, and Pietro of Abano, from the German, page 153
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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