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Webster 1913 Edition

Acidity

A-cid′i-ty

,

Noun.

[L.

acidites

, fr.

acidus

: cf. F.

acidité

. See

.]

The quality of being sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste;

as, the

acidity

of lemon juice

.

Webster 1828 Edition

Acidity

ACID'ITY

,

Noun.

The quality of being sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.

Definition 2024

acidity

acidity

English

Noun

acidity ‎(plural acidities)

The quality or state of being acid
The quality of sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste, as in the acidity of lemon juice.
Empty stomachs lead to acidity and leave a sour taste in the mouth.
(pathology) Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.

Antonyms

alkalinity

Translations

quality or state of being acid

Bulgarian: киселинност ‎(kiselinnost)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 酸性 (zh) ‎(suānxìng), 酸度 (zh) ‎(suāndù)
Finnish: happamuus (fi)
French: acidité (fr) f
German: Acidität (de)
Hindi: अम्लिमा (hi) f ‎(amlimā)
Icelandic: sýrustig (is) n
Indonesian: keasaman / tingkat keasaman
Interlingua: aciditate
Irish: aigéadacht f

Japanese: 酸性度 ‎(さんせいど, sansei-do), 酸度 ‎(さんど, san-do)
Khmer: អាស៊ីត ‎(aazii tɑɑ)
Oriya: ଅମ୍ଳତ୍ବ
Polish: kwasowość f
Portuguese: acidez (pt) f
Russian: кисло́тность (ru) f ‎(kislótnostʹ)
Spanish: acidez (es) f
Swedish: surhet c
Ukrainian: кислотність (uk) f ‎(kyslotnistʹ)

quality of sourness to the taste

Arabic: حُمُوضَة f ‎(ḥumūḍa)
Finnish: hapokkuus (fi), happamuus (fi)
Georgian: სიმჟავე ‎(simžave)
Hindi: अम्लिमा (hi) f ‎(amlimā)

Irish: aigéadacht f
Swedish: surhet c

pathology: excessive acid quality

Finnish: liikahappoisuus

Irish: aigéadacht f

Anagrams

adicity