bitterness

1. 1.

   a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

   Synonymsresentmentgallrancorrancour

   Broaderhostility

   Narrowerheartburningsulkinessgrudgeenvy
2. 2.

   a rough and bitter manner

   Synonymsacrimonyacerbityjaundicetartnessthorniness

   Broaderdisagreeableness
3. 3.

   the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

   Synonymsbitter

   Broadertaste
4. 4.

   the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

   Synonymsbitter

   Broadertaste property

   Narroweracerbityacridity

Other forms of bitterness

plural

bitternesses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about bitterness

What does bitterness mean?

bitterness means "a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in bitterness?

bitterness has 3 syllables: bit-ter-ness. The stress falls on "bit". In IPA it is /ˈbɪtɚnəs/.

What is another word for bitterness?

Close synonyms include resentment, gall, rancor, rancour, acrimony. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bitterness a common word?

bitterness is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.