English

Noun

tartnesses

1. plural of tartness
   • Johann Ludwig Tieck, The old man of the mountain, The lovecharm, and Pietro of Abano, from the German (1831) p. 153

     Thus this box is a coppel in which... the bitternesses and tartnesses which at first seem grating, the flavour which evaporates in a momentary enjoyment, are put to the test.