bitterness

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɪtənəs/
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• CMU ARPABET: B IH1 T ER0 N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English bitternesse, biternesse, from Old English biternes (“bitterness; grief”), equivalent to bitter + -ness.

110 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: مَرَارَة (marāra) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Aromanian: amãrãciuni — quality of being bitter in taste
• Aromanian: amãreatsã — quality of being bitter in taste
• Asturian: amargor — quality of being bitter in taste
• Asturian: amargura — quality of being bitter in taste
• Bangi: bololo — quality of being bitter in taste
• Bulgarian: горчивина (gorčivina) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Catalan: amargor — quality of being bitter in taste
• Catalan: amargura — quality of being bitter in taste
• Catalan: amarguesa — quality of being bitter in taste
• Cebuano: kapait — quality of being bitter in taste
• Czech: hořkost — quality of being bitter in taste
• Esperanto: amareco — quality of being bitter in taste
• Esperanto: amaro — quality of being bitter in taste
• Finnish: kitkeryys — quality of being bitter in taste
• Franco-Provençal: amaritúdina — quality of being bitter in taste
• French: amertume — quality of being bitter in taste
• Galician: amargor — quality of being bitter in taste
• Galician: amargura — quality of being bitter in taste
• Galician: amargueza — quality of being bitter in taste
• Galician: amarguranza — quality of being bitter in taste
• German: Bitterkeit — quality of being bitter in taste
• German: Bitternis — quality of being bitter in taste
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍂𐌴𐌹 (baitrei) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Greek: πίκρα (píkra) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Ancient Greek: πικρία (pikría) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Ancient Greek: πικρότης (pikrótēs) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Hebrew: מרירות (merirut) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Hungarian: keserűség — quality of being bitter in taste
• Italian: amarezza — quality of being bitter in taste
• Japanese: 苦味 (nigami) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Kapampangan: pait — quality of being bitter in taste
• Korean: 쓴맛 (sseunmat) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Korean: 고미 (gomi) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Central Kurdish: تاڵی (tallî) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Latin: acerbitās — quality of being bitter in taste
• Latin: amāritās — quality of being bitter in taste
• Latin: amāritiēs — quality of being bitter in taste
• Latin: amāritūdō — quality of being bitter in taste
• Latin: amārulentia — quality of being bitter in taste
• Latin: austēritās — quality of being bitter in taste
• Lingala: bololo — quality of being bitter in taste
• Macedonian: горчина (gorčina) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Malayalam: കയ്പ്പ് (kayppŭ) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Norwegian Bokmål: bitterhet — quality of being bitter in taste
• Plautdietsch: Bettaniss — quality of being bitter in taste
• Polish: gorzkość — quality of being bitter in taste
• Polish: gorycz — quality of being bitter in taste
• Portuguese: amargura — quality of being bitter in taste
• Romanian: amărăciune — quality of being bitter in taste
• Romanian: amăreală — quality of being bitter in taste
• Russian: го́речь (górečʹ) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Sardinian: rangigùmene — quality of being bitter in taste
• Slovak: horkosť — quality of being bitter in taste
• Spanish: amargo — quality of being bitter in taste
• Spanish: amargura — quality of being bitter in taste
• Spanish: amargor — quality of being bitter in taste
• Swedish: bitterhet — quality of being bitter in taste
• Tagalog: pait — quality of being bitter in taste
• Tausug: pait — quality of being bitter in taste
• Telugu: చేదు (cēdu) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Thai: ความขม (kwaam-kǒm) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Turkish: acılık — quality of being bitter in taste
• Ottoman Turkish: آجیلق (acılık) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Ukrainian: гірко́та́ (hirkótá) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Ukrainian: гі́ркість (hírkistʹ) — quality of being bitter in taste
• Bulgarian: горчивина (gorčivina) — quality of feeling bitter
• Catalan: amargor — quality of feeling bitter
• Catalan: amargura — quality of feeling bitter
• Catalan: amarguesa — quality of feeling bitter
• Esperanto: amareco — quality of feeling bitter
• Esperanto: amaro — quality of feeling bitter
• Esperanto: amarsento — quality of feeling bitter
• Finnish: katkeruus — quality of feeling bitter
• French: amertume — quality of feeling bitter
• Galician: amargor — quality of feeling bitter
• Galician: amargura — quality of feeling bitter
• Galician: amargueza — quality of feeling bitter
• Galician: amarguranza — quality of feeling bitter
• Gallurese: amalgura — quality of feeling bitter
• German: Bitterkeit — quality of feeling bitter
• German: Bitternis — quality of feeling bitter
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍂𐌴𐌹 (baitrei) — quality of feeling bitter
• Greek: πίκρα (píkra) — quality of feeling bitter
• Ancient Greek: πικρία (pikría) — quality of feeling bitter
• Hebrew: מרירות (merirut) — quality of feeling bitter
• Hebrew: מרה (marah) — quality of feeling bitter
• Hungarian: keserűség — quality of feeling bitter
• Italian: amarezza — quality of feeling bitter
• Latin: fel — quality of feeling bitter
• Macedonian: горчина (gorčina) — quality of feeling bitter
• Norwegian Bokmål: bitterhet — quality of feeling bitter
• Portuguese: amargura — quality of feeling bitter
• Romanian: fiere — quality of feeling bitter
• Russian: го́речь (górečʹ) — quality of feeling bitter
• Campidanese Sardinian: amargura — quality of feeling bitter
• Sardinian: amargura — quality of feeling bitter
• Sardinian: aragòne — quality of feeling bitter
• Sassarese: margùra — quality of feeling bitter
• Spanish: amargura — quality of feeling bitter
• Spanish: acíbar — quality of feeling bitter
• Turkish: dargınlık — quality of feeling bitter
• Turkish: burukluk — quality of feeling bitter
• Ukrainian: гірко́та́ (hirkótá) — quality of feeling bitter
• Ukrainian: гі́ркість (hírkistʹ) — quality of feeling bitter
• Finnish: hyytävyys — harsh cold
• Finnish: jäätävyys — harsh cold
• Finnish: napakkuus — harsh cold
• Finnish: purevuus — harsh cold
• Finnish: tiukkuus — harsh cold