Associations to the word «Acerbity»

Wiktionary

ACERBITY, noun. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
ACERBITY, noun. Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of temper, of language, of pain.

Dictionary definition

ACERBITY, noun. A sharp bitterness.
ACERBITY, noun. A sharp sour taste.
ACERBITY, noun. A rough and bitter manner.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley