bitterness
English
/ˈbɪtənəs/
noun
Definitions
- The quality of having a bitter taste.
- The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bitternesse inherited from Old English biternes (grief, bitterness) suf from English bitter.
Origin
English
bitter
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bite English
- bitter English
- bitterbrush English
- bittercress English
- bitterful English
- bittering English
- bitterish English
- bitterling English
- bitterly English
- bittermelon English
- bitternut English
- bitterroot English
- bittersome English
- bittersweet English
- bitterweed English
- bitterwood English
- bitterwort English
- debitter English
- embitter English
- imbitter English
- overbitter English
- unbitter English
- bitter German
- *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European
- biter Old English
- biternes Old English
- bitter Middle English
- bitternesse Middle English
- biter Serbo-Croatian
- bitra Ido
- bita Sranan Tongo