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# sourness

noun (sourness — uncountable)

«sourness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sharp, acid taste, like lemons or vinegar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sourness/#m1)
2. A bad-tempered, bitter or unfriendly mood or feeling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sourness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on taste, sourness is one of the basic tastes (with sweet, salty, bitter and umami) and comes from acids. In stories, sourness of a character or a friendship shows bitterness or resentment.

### Examples

- The sourness of the lemon made my face screw up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sourness/#x1)
- Add sugar to reduce the sourness of the rhubarb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sourness/#x2)
- Our tongue can taste sourness, sweetness, saltiness, bitterness and umami. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sourness/#x3)
- There was a sourness between the two friends after the argument. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sourness/#x4)
- The milk had a sourness that told us it was off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sourness/#x5)
- His sourness spoiled the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sourness/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable; from «sour» + «-ness». Sour taste means acid; in science, acids taste sour (but never taste chemicals in the lab).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sourness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sourness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sourness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sourness.html) on Mova free.