sour vs acerbity

acerbity vs sour

sour and acerbity both are nouns.

sour is an adjective but acerbity is not an adjective.

sour is a verb but acerbity is not a verb.

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

As nouns, acerbity is a hyponym of sour; that is, acerbity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sour:

sour: the property of being acidic
acerbity: a sharp sour taste

Other hyponyms of sour include tartness, vinegariness, vinegarishness.

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

sour (adjective)	acerbity (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

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

Difference between sour and acerbity

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