Definition of Bitterness. Meaning of Bitterness. Synonyms of Bitterness

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Definition of Bitterness

Bitterness
Bitterness Bit"ter*ness, n. [AS. biternys; biter better + -nys = -ness.] 1. The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of reproach or sarcasm; deep distress, grief, or vexation of mind. The lip that curls with bitterness. --Percival. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. --Job vii. 11. 2. A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God. Thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. --Acts viii. 23. 3. Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy. Looking diligently, . . . lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you. --Heb. xii. 15.

Meaning of Bitterness from wikipedia

- Look up bitter or bitterness in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bitter may refer to: Resentment, negative emotion or attitude, similar to being jaded...
- The European Bitterness Units scale, often abbreviated as EBU, is a bitterness scale in which lower values are generally "less bitter" and higher values...
- Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit. Bitter melon originated in Africa, where it was a dry-season staple...
- their heightened sense of the taste of bitterness, and the presence of salt drowns out the taste of bitterness. Aftertastes arise after food has been...
- D. Taylor. "Bitterness the Star". AllMusic. Retrieved January 16, 2012. Deviant (December 29, 2009). "Review: 36 CrazyfistsBitterness the Star". Sputnikmusic...
- Bittering may refer to: Bittering agent Bittering, Norfolk This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title Bittering. If an internal...
- Look up bitter end in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bitter end or The Bitter End may refer to: Bitter end, the part of a rope used to form a knot The...
- produce seeds that are somewhat more bitter. The genetic basis for bitterness involves a single gene, the bitter flavour furthermore being recessive,...
- compound’s bitterness, including additional information about the bitterness category of the compound (e.g. a ‘bitter-sweet’ or ‘slightly bitter’ annotation)...
- up bittersweet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bittersweet, bitter-sweet, or bitter sweet may refer to: A vine in the nightshade family, Solanum dulcamara...