sour vs acidulousness

acidulousness vs sour

sour and acidulousness both are nouns.

sour is an adjective but acidulousness is not an adjective.

sour is a verb but acidulousness is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of sour include acidity.

sour (noun)	acidulousness (noun)
the property of being acidic	the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
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

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

Difference between sour and acidulousness

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