tart

1. 1.

   tasting sour like a lemon

   Synonymslemonylemonlikesourishtangy

   Similarsour
2. 2.

   harsh

   “sharp criticism”

   “a sharp-worded exchange”

   “a tart remark”

   Synonymssharpsharp-worded

   Similarunpleasant

Other forms of tart

plural

tarts·

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 tart

What does tart mean?

tart means "a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tart?

tart has 1 syllable: tart. In IPA it is /ˈtɑɹt/.

What is another word for tart?

Close synonyms include prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd. 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 tart a common word?

tart 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.