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bitternesses

bitternesses is the plural of bitterness.

Meaning of bitterness

Noun

bitterness (countable and uncountable, plural bitternesses)

  1. The quality of having a bitter taste.
  2. The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment; the quality of exhibiting such feelings.
    • the bitterness of his words
  3. The quality of eliciting a bitter, humiliating or harsh feeling.
    • Nothing could assuage the bitterness of their defeat.
  4. Harsh cold.
    • The bitterness of the winter caught us all by surprise.

Questions about bitternesses

What is bitternesses the plural of?
Bitternesses is the plural of bitterness.

Words near bitternesses in the dictionary

  1. bittermelon
  2. bittermelons
  3. bittern
  4. Bitterne
  5. bitterness
  6. bitternesses
  7. bitterns
  8. bitternut
  9. bitternuts
  10. bitterroot
  11. Bitterroot Mountains

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