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Bitterness vs Acidity - What's the difference?

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Bitterness is a related term of acidity.


As nouns the difference between bitterness and acidity

is that bitterness is the quality of having a bitter taste while acidity is the quality or state of being acid.

bitterness

English

Noun

  • the quality of having a bitter taste
  • the quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment
  • Synonyms

    * (quality of being bitter in taste) acerbicness, acridity, acridness * (quality of feeling bitter) acrimony, gall, rancor/rancour, resentment

    acidity

    English

    Noun

    (acidities)
  • The quality or state of being acid
  • The quality of sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste, as in the acidity of lemon juice.
  • Empty stomachs lead to acidity and leave a sour taste in the mouth.
  • (pathology) Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.
  • Antonyms

    * alkalinity

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