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Meaning of "acridity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ACRIDITY

acridity  [əˈkrɪdɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACRIDITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acridity 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 ACRIDITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of acridity in the English dictionary

The definition of acridity in the dictionary is an unpleasantly pungency or sharpness to the smell or taste. Other definition of acridity is sharpness or causticity, esp in speech or nature.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACRIDITY


acidity
əˈsɪdɪtɪ
aridity
əˈrɪdɪtɪ
comorbidity
ˌkəʊmɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ
cupidity
kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ
floridity
flɒˈrɪdɪtɪ
fluidity
fluːˈɪdɪtɪ
humidity
hjuːˈmɪdɪtɪ
hybridity
haɪˈbrɪdɪtɪ
invalidity
ˌɪnvəˈlɪdɪtɪ
liquidity
lɪˈkwɪdɪtɪ
morbidity
mɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ
putridity
ˌpjuːˈtrɪdɪtɪ
rapidity
rəˈpɪdɪtɪ
rigidity
rɪˈdʒɪdɪtɪ
scabridity
skəˈbrɪdɪtɪ
semiaridity
ˌsɛmɪəˈrɪdɪtɪ
stupidity
stjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ
torridity
tɒˈrɪdɪtɪ
turbidity
tɜːˈbɪdɪtɪ
viridity
vɪˈrɪdɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACRIDITY

acre-inch
acreage
acred
acres
acrid
acridin
acridine
acridly
acridness
acriflavin
acriflavine
acriflavine hydrochloride
Acrilan
acrimonies
acrimonious
acrimoniously
acrimoniousness
acrimony
acritarch
acritical

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACRIDITY

absolute humidity
avidity
face validity
flaccidity
frigidity
gravidity
hyperacidity
insipidity
lividity
lucidity
modulus of rigidity
nudity
placidity
rancidity
relative humidity
solidity
specific humidity
superfluidity
timidity
validity
viscidity

Synonyms and antonyms of acridity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ACRIDITY»

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

Translation of «acridity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACRIDITY

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

Translator English - Chinese

狠毒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acridity
570 millions of speakers

English

acridity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तीखापन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

acridity
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

едкость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acridity
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝাঁঝ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acerbité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesanggupan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schärfe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

刺激性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

acridity
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Akut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gay gắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மட்டு மீறிய கசப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तीव्रता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

burukluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

asprezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

acridity
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

їдкість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gust acru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στυφάδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

acridity
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

acridity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

acridity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acridity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACRIDITY»

The term «acridity» is normally little used and occupies the 139.864 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACRIDITY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACRIDITY»

Discover the use of acridity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acridity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Processing Vegetables: Science and Technology
(ret. + beta-carotene/6) 0.5-7.3 mg/IOO g (wet weight basis, moisture content 81.0 -87.5%) (Wenkam, 1983; Standal, 1983; Parkinson, 1984a, 1984b). ACRIDITY PRINCIPLE The acridity principle is one of the major limitations in the utilization of ...
Durward S. Smith, Jerry N. Cash, Wai-Kit Nip, 1997
2
The History of Chemistry
mixture of the bile with the blood, or its specific acridity, produces jaundice, which is far from being always owing to obstructions in the liver. The vicious effervescence of the bile with the pancreatic juice produces almost all other diseases.
Thomas Thomson, 1830
3
The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View ...
It was stated, that, in the acrid species of the genera Ranunculns, Anemone, and Clematis, the acridity, which is the same throughout them all in quality, is possessed in nearly equal activity by the leaves, from an early period in the spring until ...
4
The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal ... Edinburgh, Constable ...
It was stated, that, in the acrid species of the genera Rauunculns, Anemone, and Clematis, the acridity, which is the same throughout them all in quality, is possessed in nearly equal activity by the leaves, from an early period in the spring until ...
5
Non-Traditional Feeds for Use in Swine Production
The chemical compound that causes acridity in cocoyam is still unknown in spite of almost 50 years of attempts to discover its composition. O'Hair (1984) reported that in highly colored cultivars of cocoyam, some water-soluble saponins or ...
Phillip A. Thacker, Roy N. Kirkwood, 1992
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The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View ...
It was stated, that, in the acrid species, of the genera Ranunculus, Anemone, and Clematis, the acridity, which is the same throughout them all in quality, is possessed in nearly equal activity by the leaves, from an early period in the spring until ...
Robert Jameson, 1840
7
间明中药学
A distinction is made between "resolving the exterior with warmth and acridity" and "resolving the exterior with coolness and acridity." Warm acrid exterior- resolving medicinals disperse wind-cold; they treat exterior cold patterns. They vary in ...
Eric Brand, Nigel Wiseman, 2008
8
Farming Bamboo
4 Robert A. Young in 1954 classified sixteen kinds of bamboo on the basis of their acridity.5 “The bamboos whose shoots were tested are listed below in three categories, according to the degree of acridity or 'bite' in the raw shoots as tested  ...
Daphne Lewis, Carol A. Miles, 2007
9
A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine
Acridity enters the lung; it can dissipate and move. See five flavors; five-flavor ENTRIES. [97: 308] acridity enters the lung ^ A fffi xin ru fei: Acrid medicinals act upon the lung. Examples of acrid medicinals that enter the lung are Platy- codon ( jie ...
Nigel Wiseman, Ye Feng, 1998
10
On Farm Conservation of Agricultural Biodiversity in Nepal: ...
As shown in Table 3, traits such as total yield, acridity, plant height and disease or pest incidence, are more preferred than others. Location-specific preferences are also evident. Table 3. Farmers' descriptors used in defining taro adaptation in  ...
Bhuwon Ratna Sthapit, Upadhyay, M.P., Shrestha, P.K., 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACRIDITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acridity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Florida Beer: Cafecito Stout On Nitro From M.I.A. Brewing Co.
The taste is surprisingly light, in both body and intensity, but holds a balanced dance on the acridity and sweetness of a fine cup of coffee. «New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Jun 15»
2
Cabernet franc is the cool alternative to muscle-bound sauvignon
... but jumps into unpleasant if left to its own devices. These are a certain leafiness, overly pungent green notes and a sharpened-pencil acridity. «Press Herald, Jun 15»
3
How to make the perfect cup of drip coffee
It's important to keep the froth at centre of the drip circle floating as this is where the acridity of the coffee comes from. You will want to avoid ... «RocketNews24, May 15»
4
Copperpoint Brewing Co. Opens Today in Boynton Beach
and freshly aromatic coffee beer that holds softly on the coffee acridity and is brewed with a special blend from Rabbit Coffee Roasting Co. in ... «New Times Broward-Palm Beach, May 15»
5
Eddie Pepitone's latest comedy album is a delightfully cutting sermon
Pepitone delights in discomfort, and his worldview is so consistent in its acridity that the despair can wear a bit, even over the course of an hour. «A.V. Club, Feb 15»
6
Review: A Place to Bury Strangers Are Happy to Hurt You on …
The paint-peeling acridity of “Love High” approaches John Cale's violin or Kevin Shields' sonar loops; of course, the harshest thing here is the ... «SPIN, Feb 15»
7
Florida Beer: J Wakefield Brewing's Union Jack Porter
It's followed by a moderate body that contains prickly carbonation and some acridity. It ends with some sweetness, but with a side of roasted ... «New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Jan 15»
8
Restaurant review: Finch's bold menu could entice you to the City
Back on more familiar ground; the hanger steak was fantastic; tender in the middle with a hint of char-grilled acridity. Meanwhile the pork ... «Islington Gazette, Dec 14»
9
'I don't remember a time when I didn't know I would leave'
Often it's the smells that come back, sometimes with surprising clarity: the acridity of ash trees and the nettles in a ditch, the frosty morning ... «Irish Times, Dec 14»
10
Unusual Musical Ruminations in Concord
... on) he stuck with the expressive means of the European tradition, only gradually incorporating some of the acridity of 20th century technique. «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Dec 14»

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