"acridness" meaning in English

See acridness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈækɹɪdnəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-acridness.wav [US]
Etymology: Etymology tree English acrid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English acridness From acrid + -ness. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|acrid|-ness|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English acrid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English acridness [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-atjaną", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "nominative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "action noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tus", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-þuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-assuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-inassuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-nassī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-nes", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-nesse", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "acridness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="acridness"> From acrid + -ness. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} acridness (uncountable)
  1. Bitterness or acerbity. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-acridness-en-noun-22uRWcP~ Categories (other): English entries with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 47 53
  2. An acrid taste or smell. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-acridness-en-noun-KUV6dMvZ Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Smell, Taste Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 93 Disambiguation of Smell: 1 99 Disambiguation of Taste: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: acridity
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