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acidity vs tartness

tartness vs acidity

acidity and tartness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acidity Yes No No No
tartness Yes No No No
As nouns, tartness is a hyponym of acidity; that is, tartness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acidity:
  • acidity: the property of being acidic
  • tartness: a sharp sour taste
Other hyponyms of acidity include acerbity, vinegariness, vinegarishness.
As nouns, tartness is a hypernym of acidity; that is, tartness is a word with a broader meaning than acidity:
  • acidity: the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
  • tartness: the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
Other hypernyms of acidity include sour, sourness.
acidity (noun) tartness (noun)
pH values below 7 a sharp sour taste
the property of being acidic a rough and bitter manner
the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
Difference between acidity and tartness

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