sourness
IPA: sɔnɪs
noun
- The quality or condition of being sour, usually said of human personalities.
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Examples of "sourness" in Sentences
- The idea is to flavor the liquid well with the spices and extract all the sourness from the kokum.
- Imperial Cold pack cheddar is very sharp without the "sourness" many of older cheddars seem to take on.
- This is a brine pickle made without vinegar; the sourness comes from the fermentation process, as is traditional.
- Because it contained some peculiar quality which Shakespeare calls sourness, the sheep would not eat the grass of the rings.
- The sourness is similar to lemons, but more complex; pomegranate molasses includes floral flavors that most citrus fruits don’t have.
- "Approaching, I perceive the peculiar scent which belongs to such places, a certain sourness in the air, suggesting trodden grass and cigar smoke."
- Whenever I experience this, whenever a laconic sourness is thrust into my spirit, I close my eyes and seek for something inside me that can anchor me against the unpleasant wave that threatens to engulf me, cap-a-pie.
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