Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being sour, in any sense.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being sour.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality or condition of being
sour , usually said of human personalities.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sullen moody resentful disposition
- noun the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
- noun the property of being acidic
Etymologies
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Examples
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The idea is to flavor the liquid well with the spices and extract all the sourness from the kokum.
Archive 2006-01-01 Nupur 2006
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This is a brine pickle made without vinegar; the sourness comes from the fermentation process, as is traditional.
Toast: Lindy 2005
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This is a brine pickle made without vinegar; the sourness comes from the fermentation process, as is traditional.
Green Tomato Finale Lindy 2005
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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.
notes from the peanut gallery Dean Francis Alfar 2003
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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.
Archive 2003-03-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2003
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"Approaching, I perceive the peculiar scent which belongs to such places, a certain sourness in the air, suggesting trodden grass and cigar smoke."
Janey Canuck in the West Emily Ferguson 1910
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The sourness is similar to lemons, but more complex; pomegranate molasses includes floral flavors that most citrus fruits don’t have.
Archive 2008-01-01 Laurie Constantino 2008
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The sourness is similar to lemons, but more complex; pomegranate molasses includes floral flavors that most citrus fruits don’t have.
Ingredient: Pomegranate Molasses with Recipes for Pomegranate-Olive Jam, Pomegranate Champagne Cocktail, and Pomegranate Aperitif Laurie Constantino 2008
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Because it contained some peculiar quality which Shakespeare calls sourness, the sheep would not eat the grass of the rings.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Charles Herbert Sylvester
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Imperial Cold pack cheddar is very sharp without the "sourness" many of older cheddars seem to take on.
Cheese balls and Aunt Betty | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2008
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