Word of the Day:
acidity
What It Means
The quality or state of being acid.
Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.
Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.
Empty stomachs lead to acidity and leave a sour taste in the mouth.
Acidity in Context
“It was a brave, good speech, a speech from that staunch and strong spirit which lay behind all the acidities and angularities of the old zoologist.”
Did You Know?
From French acidité, from Latin aciditātem, accusative singular of aciditās (“sourness, acidity”), from acidus (“sour, acid”). Equivalent to acid + -ity.
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