acidity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈsɪd.ɪ.ti/
- (Southern-England) audio
- [-ɾi] t-flapping
Etymology
From French acidité, from Latin aciditātem, accusative singular of aciditās (“sourness, acidity”), from acidus (“sour, acid”). Equivalent to acid + -ity.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being acid.
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(countable, uncountable) Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.
Empty stomachs lead to acidity and leave a sour taste in the mouth.
the acidity of lemon juice
- (countable, uncountable) Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) A caustic, sour, biting, or bitter quality.
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.
1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Time of Death”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC, page 60:"What shall we call it?" he asked. "Why should you not take the chance of perpetuating your own name?" said Summerlee, with his usual touch of acidity.
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acidities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
acidity regulator · hyperacidity · superacidity · hypoacidity · nonacidity · Hammett acidity function · anacidity · subacidity · acidity function
Translations (64)
az turşuluq (quality or state of being acid) · ka სიმჟავე (quality of sourness to the taste) · tr asidiklik (quality or state of being acid) · ota اكشیلك (quality of sourness to the taste) · de Azidität (quality or state of being acid) · mt qrusa (quality of sourness to the taste) · kk қышқылдылық (quality or state of being acid) · es acidez (quality or state of being acid) · ga aigéadacht (quality of sourness to the taste) · tr ekşilik (pathology: excessive acid quality) · sh kiselost (quality or state of being acid) · cmn 酸性 (quality or state of being acid) · it acidità (pathology: excessive acid quality) · de Acidität (quality or state of being acid) · fr acidité (quality or state of being acid) · ky кычкылдуулук (quality or state of being acid) · or ଅମ୍ଳତ୍ବ (quality or state of being acid) · rsk квашносц (quality or state of being acid) · ja 酸度 (quality or state of being acid) · nl zuurheid (quality of sourness to the taste) · tr ekşilik (quality or state of being acid) · fi happamuus (quality of sourness to the taste) · pt acidez (quality or state of being acid) · nl aciditeit (quality or state of being acid) · sv surhet (quality of sourness to the taste) · cs kyselost (quality or state of being acid) · ia aciditate (quality or state of being acid) · bg киселинност (quality or state of being acid) · ar حُمُوضَة (quality of sourness to the taste) · km អាស៊ីត (quality or state of being acid) · cmn 酸度 (quality or state of being acid) · ur تیزابِیَت (pathology: excessive acid quality) · sh киселост (quality of sourness to the taste) · uk кислотність (quality or state of being acid) · ga aigéadacht (pathology: excessive acid quality) · is sýrustig (quality or state of being acid) · cs acidita (quality or state of being acid) · pl kwasowość (quality or state of being acid) · id tingkat keasaman (quality or state of being acid) · fi hapokkuus (quality of sourness to the taste) · fa ترشی (quality of sourness to the taste) · fi liikahappoisuus (pathology: excessive acid quality) · ota اكشیلك (quality or state of being acid) · ja 酸性度 (quality or state of being acid) · hi अम्लिमा (quality or state of being acid) · fi happamuus (quality or state of being acid) · it acidità (quality or state of being acid) · mt qrusa (quality or state of being acid) · ur تیزابِیَت (quality or state of being acid) · nl zuurgraad (quality or state of being acid) · tr ekşilik (quality of sourness to the taste) · sh киселост (quality or state of being acid) · ru кисло́тность (quality or state of being acid) · rsk квашносц (quality of sourness to the taste) · it acidità (quality of sourness to the taste) · id keasaman (quality or state of being acid) · hu savasság (quality or state of being acid) · ga aigéadacht (quality or state of being acid) · hi अम्लिमा (quality of sourness to the taste) · ca acidesa (quality or state of being acid) · sv surhet (quality or state of being acid) · sh kiselost (quality of sourness to the taste) · be кісло́тнасць (quality or state of being acid) · tr asidite (quality of sourness to the taste)