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Meaning of "acerbity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ACERBITY

acerbity  [əˈsɜːbɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACERBITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acerbity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACERBITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of acerbity in the English dictionary

The definition of acerbity in the dictionary is vitriolic or embittered speech, temper, etc. Other definition of acerbity is sourness or bitterness of taste.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACERBITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
activity
ækˈtɪvɪtɪ
ambitty
æmˈbɪtɪ
authority
ɔːˈθɒrɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
bittie
ˈbɪtɪ
bitty
ˈbɪtɪ
capacity
kəˈpæsɪtɪ
celebrity
sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ
city
ˈsɪtɪ
committee
kəˈmɪtɪ
community
kəˈmjuːnɪtɪ
dabbity
ˈdæbɪtɪ
facility
fəˈsɪlɪtɪ
improbity
ɪmˈprəʊbɪtɪ
itty-bitty
ˈɪtɪˈbɪtɪ
orbity
ˈɔːbɪtɪ
probity
ˈprəʊbɪtɪ
rabbity
ˈræbɪtɪ
superbity
sʊˈpɜːbɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACERBITY

acephalic
acephalous
acequia
acer
acerate
acerb
acerbate
acerbic
acerbically
acerbities
acerola
acerose
acerous
acervate
acervation
acervulus
acescence
acescency
acescent
acetabula

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACERBITY

accessibility
augmented reality
hospitality
humanity
humidity
identity
in the majority
majority
minority
New York City
opportunity
quality
quantity
reality
responsibility
rubbity
security
the City
university
utility

Synonyms and antonyms of acerbity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ACERBITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «acerbity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of acerbity

Translation of «acerbity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACERBITY

Find out the translation of acerbity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of acerbity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acerbity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acerbity
570 millions of speakers

English

acerbity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

acerbity
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحده
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

терпкость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acerbity
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কটুতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aigreur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Acerbity
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schärfe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

苦味
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쓴맛
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Acerbity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vị chua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடுகடுப்புத்தன்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अकस्मात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acerbità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

acerbity
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

терпкість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asprime
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στυφότητος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wrang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

acerbity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

acerbity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acerbity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACERBITY»

The term «acerbity» is normally little used and occupies the 117.082 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACERBITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «acerbity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «acerbity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acerbity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACERBITY»

Discover the use of acerbity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acerbity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ginx's Baby
“Mr. D'ACERBITY. Why? He ought to be joined if living. “Mr. BAILEY. Perhaps you will allow me, sir, to state the case. The circumstances are peculiar. The fact is–“ Mr. D'ACERBITY. I cannot understand why the father should not be represented ...
Edward Jenkins
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... peaceable —Con »kind, kindly, benign. benignant acrimony, acerbity, asperity agree in denoting temper or language marked by irritation or some degree of anger or resentment. Acrimony implies bitterness or ill will and also greater stinging ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
3
SAT and ACT VOCABULARY BUILDING
ACERBITY 2. Aska salesman to name the three most important things to consider when buying a house, andhewill answer with that trite , “Location, location, location.” 2. MANTRA 3. Accidentally touching the golf ball was a(n) that cost him two ...
Robert L. Crist, 2008
4
Ginx's Baby: His Birth and Other Misfortunes; [and] Lord Bantam
His Birth and Other Misfortunes; [and] Lord Bantam Edward Jenkins. ciosa, of the convent of the Sisters of Misery, in Winkle Street, for abducting and detaining a male child of John Ginx and Mary his wife. “MR. D'ACERBITY. On whose behalf ...
Edward Jenkins, 1872
5
Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases XIX
beer brands beer brands tartness tartness salinity salinity other bitterness other bitterness ... ... acidic- bitterness acidic- bitterness acerbity acerbity Acerbity (after taste) Acerbity (after taste) astringency astringency Kirin Rager Kirin Rager 15.15  ...
Hannu Jaakkola, Yasushi Kiyoki, Takahiro Tokuda, 2008
6
Favorite Poets Poems 2011
Acerbity. She holds the secrets of all life and death. Surrounding all with her restlessness, Skies crack, darkness comes with each building breath. How lightly she steps amongst the living, Her tempest temper beginning to show. Setting her  ...
Patricia Ann Farnsworth-Simpson
7
History of English Humour With an Introduction upon Ancient ...
Acerbity—. The. Baronet—The. Parson—Medical. Ladies—. Glorvina—"A. Serious. Paradise." Thackeray resembled Lamb in the allpervading character of his humour. He adorned with it almosteverythinghe touched, butdidnotenter intoitheart ...
Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange, 1970
8
Twilight: The Waning Days of Youth
Acerbity. ('q don't intend to be washing dishes all day!” Adam grumbled, rinsing the soap suds off his arms. He'd already completed three loads of dishes, after dusting and vacuuming the living room (which hadn't happened since the last time ...
Joseph C. Becker, III, Eric A. Zilli, 2002
9
New York Magazine
acerbity. and. sweetness,. and. 'Dumb. and. Dumber'. is. occasionally. hilarious. Paul Newman in Nobody's Fool. IN NORTH BATH, NEW YORK — A TOWN SO DEPLETED that the jailbirds are employed as pallbearers — a banner hangs over ...
10
Speeches ... Upon Questions Relating to Public Rights, ...
LORD MELBOURNE having expressed his satisfaction with the prudent advice offered by Lord Brougham, and in the soundness and wisdom of which he entirely concurred—proceeded to complain of the acerbity which characterised other ...
Henry Lord Brougham, 1838

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACERBITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acerbity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Leader of Barnet Council insists large scale outsourcing has worked
... strategy - which attracted the acerbity of Russell Brand - were more down to miscommunication rather than misguided or uncaring policies. «Barnet Press, Jul 15»
2
Album review: Thomas Adès, 'The Twenty-Fifth Hour'
The writing throughout the disc is both unabashed in its search for beauty and fearless in its use of dissonance and acerbity, and the Calder ... «SFGate, Jun 15»
3
Mark Kozelek and Feminist Guilt: Why I Won't Boycott Sun Kil Moon
This acerbity is likely due to the unregulated amount of ego in the music industry — an indulgent, creative field where the muse rules all and ... «SPIN, Jun 15»
4
'One Moment of Reality'
The reckless abandon with which Mansfield threw herself into sexual relationships with both men and women, and the acerbity of her tongue ... «Commonweal, Jun 15»
5
Nhleko postpones Nkandla ruling
... price of electronic tolling would be slashed by half was met with acerbity last week as Gauteng motorists proclaimed on social media that they ... «BDlive, May 15»
6
Remember Roe: Don't Nationalize Marriage
Each side will demonize the other and acerbity will replace the dignified (though at times fervent) debate on the proper definition of marriage. «The Beacon, May 15»
7
BWW Reviews: Jon Keevy's EVERY BEAUTIFUL THING a Play …
Jaslyn's Katelyn is a little spitfire, with the actress playing up the character's acerbity to keep in check any mawkish sickbed sympathy the ... «Broadway World, May 15»
8
The Internet's Most Dangerous Podcast Comes Out of East New York
... remotely close to sharing Taxstone's abrasiveness. Some blame the corporatization of hip-hop radio for that sort of acerbity becoming a rarity. «Village Voice, May 15»
9
Israelis must act now to prevent a bloody awakening
Evil, pettiness, bitterness and acerbity. And to improve the soul, there is the old-new phenomenon of Ashkenazi-Mizrahi racism. Us and them. «Haaretz, Apr 15»
10
"-core" Is the Suffix of Our Time
Nonetheless, emocore spread worldwide as a descriptor of a style of dress and even behavior. Baker's original acerbity has been retained—as ... «Washingtonian.com, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Acerbity [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/acerbity>. May 2024 ».
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