bitterness

Meanings

• noun

  A strong, unpleasant taste, typically caused by the presence of alkaloids or tannins.

  - "The coffee was too bitter for her taste."
  - "The medicine had a bitter aftertaste."
  - "The grapefruit was overripe and had an unpleasantly bitter flavor."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with bitterness
terrace , aplace , chace , grace

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Variants

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bitter , bitterer , bitterest , bitterish , bitterly , bitterness , bitternesses

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Etymology

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From Old French 'amere' meaning 'bitter'.

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Trivia

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1. The human tongue can detect sweet, sour, salty, and bitter tastes, but not umami (savory) and fat.

2. Bitterness is often used in beer brewing to balance the sweetness of the malt.

3. The bitter taste of quinine in tonic water is what gives tonic its characteristic flavor.

4. The chemical that makes chocolate bitter is called theobromine.

5. The bitter taste of coffee beans is reduced during roasting.

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Related Concepts

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1. Taste perception: Bitterness is one of the basic taste sensations, along with sweet, sour, and salty.

2. Alkaloids: Chemical compounds that can give a bitter taste and are often found in plants.

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Culture

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In literature, bitterness is often used as a metaphor for regret, sorrow, or anger. In music, it can be used to describe a melancholic or sad sound. In cooking, bitterness can be balanced with sweet or savory flavors.

How to Memorize "bitterness"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a cup of coffee that is too bitter to drink. Visualize the face you might make when tasting something bitter.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'bitterness' with the taste of a grapefruit or the feeling of regret.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym B.I.T.T.E.R. to remember the seven tastes: Bitter, salty, sour, sweet, umami, fat, and ethanol.

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