acidulousness vs sour

sour vs acidulousness

acidulousness and sour both are nouns.

acidulousness is not an adjective while sour is an adjective.

acidulousness is not a verb while sour is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acidulousness	Yes	No	No	No
sour	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, sour is a hypernym of acidulousness; that is, sour is a word with a broader meaning than acidulousness:

acidulousness: the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
sour: the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth

Other hypernyms of acidulousness include sourness, tartness.

acidulousness (noun)	sour (noun)
the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth	the property of being acidic
	the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
	a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar

acidulousness (adjective)	sour (adjective)
	having a sharp biting taste
	showing a brooding ill humor
	inaccurate in pitch
	smelling of fermentation or staleness
	in an unpalatable state
	one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

acidulousness (verb)	sour (verb)
	go sour or spoil
	make sour or more sour

Difference between acidulousness and sour

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