sour vs sourness

sourness vs sour

sour and sourness both are nouns.

sour is an adjective but sourness is not an adjective.

sour is a verb but sourness is not a verb.

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

As nouns, sour and sourness are synonyms defined as:

sour and sourness: the property of being acidic

Other synonyms of sour include acidity.

As nouns, sour and sourness are synonyms defined as:

sour and sourness: the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth

Other synonyms of sour include tartness.

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

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

Difference between sour and sourness

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