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sour vs tartness

tartness vs sour

sour and tartness both are nouns.

sour is an adjective but tartness is not an adjective.

sour is a verb but tartness is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sour Yes Yes Yes No
tartness Yes No No No
As nouns, tartness is a hyponym of sour; that is, tartness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sour:
  • sour: the property of being acidic
  • tartness: a sharp sour taste
Other hyponyms of sour include acerbity, vinegariness, vinegarishness.
As nouns, sour and tartness are synonyms defined as:
  • sour and tartness: the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
Other synonyms of sour include sourness.
sour (noun) tartness (noun)
the property of being acidic a sharp sour taste
the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth a rough and bitter manner
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) tartness (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) tartness (verb)
go sour or spoil
make sour or more sour
Difference between sour and tartness

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