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acridities

acridities is the plural of acridity.

Meaning of acridity

Noun

acridity (countable and uncountable, plural acridities)

  1. Bitterness or acerbity.
  2. An acrid taste or smell.
  3. (figuratively) Bitterness in speech or behavior; causticness.
    • She was not safe from the acridity of his tongue but at least she need not fear physical violence, which was well within the possibilities for others.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

Questions about acridities

What is acridities the plural of?
Acridities is the plural of acridity.

Words near acridities in the dictionary

  1. acridiniums
  2. acridinone
  3. acridinones
  4. acridins
  5. acridinyl
  6. acridities
  7. acridity
  8. acridivore
  9. acridivores
  10. acridivorous
  11. acridly

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