Tartness
noun
The quality of having a sharp or sour taste.
You can balance the tartness of the lemon with some honey.
Often appears as...
- lemon tartness
- slight tartness
noun
The quality of being bitter or sharp in character, mood, or behavior.
Her comments were noted for their tartness and wit.
Often appears as...
- tartness of character
- tartness of mood
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The quality of having a sharp or sour taste.
You can balance the tartness of the lemon with some honey.
Often appears as...
- lemon tartness
- slight tartness
noun
The quality of being bitter or sharp in character, mood, or behavior.
Her comments were noted for their tartness and wit.
Often appears as...
- tartness of character
- tartness of mood
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Contexts
Tartness is often discussed in cooking and food tasting to describe a desirable sharp flavor.
The tartness of the green apple was perfect in the salad.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
While 'tart' can sound negative, in food and drinks, tartness can be considered refreshing and pleasant.
The tartness in the raspberry vinaigrette gave the dressing an appealing kick.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Comparison
Tartness can be compared to a feeling, indicating something that's pleasantly sharp, like a lively personality.
Her laughter had a tartness to it that indicated her spunky attitude.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Contexts
Tartness is often discussed in cooking and food tasting to describe a desirable sharp flavor.
The tartness of the green apple was perfect in the salad.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
While 'tart' can sound negative, in food and drinks, tartness can be considered refreshing and pleasant.
The tartness in the raspberry vinaigrette gave the dressing an appealing kick.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Comparison
Tartness can be compared to a feeling, indicating something that's pleasantly sharp, like a lively personality.
Her laughter had a tartness to it that indicated her spunky attitude.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Contexts
Tartness is often discussed in cooking and food tasting to describe a desirable sharp flavor.
The tartness of the green apple was perfect in the salad.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
While 'tart' can sound negative, in food and drinks, tartness can be considered refreshing and pleasant.
The tartness in the raspberry vinaigrette gave the dressing an appealing kick.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Comparison
Tartness can be compared to a feeling, indicating something that's pleasantly sharp, like a lively personality.
Her laughter had a tartness to it that indicated her spunky attitude.
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Video examples
Choice, happiness and...
So he said, this is what I want to do. And he got together with the Campbell's soup kitchen, and he made 45 varieties of spaghetti sauce. And he varied them according to every conceivable way that you can vary tomato by sweetness, by level of garlic, by tomatoey-ness, by tartness, by sourness,
Video examples
On spaghetti sauce -...
so he said this is what i want to do and he got together with the campbell's soup kitchen and he made 45 varieties of spaghetti sauce and he varied them according to every conceivable way that you can vary tomato sauce by sweetness by level of garlic by tartness by
Video examples
Choice, happiness and...
So he said, this is what I want to do. And he got together with the Campbell's soup kitchen, and he made 45 varieties of spaghetti sauce. And he varied them according to every conceivable way that you can vary tomato by sweetness, by level of garlic, by tomatoey-ness, by tartness, by sourness,
Video examples
On spaghetti sauce -...
so he said this is what i want to do and he got together with the campbell's soup kitchen and he made 45 varieties of spaghetti sauce and he varied them according to every conceivable way that you can vary tomato sauce by sweetness by level of garlic by tartness by
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Buttermilk's palate-cleansing tartness is one reason it's used a lot in southern India, where meals often end with a small bowl of the stuff served with plain rice and pickles.
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Buttermilk's palate-cleansing tartness is one reason it's used a lot in southern India, where meals often end with a small bowl of the stuff served with plain rice and pickles.
Example 1 of 1
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