Definition for Sourness:

• The quality or state of being sour.

Synonyms for Sourness:

• n.

  •acerbity (noun)
  • acidity,
  • mordancy.
  •acidity (noun)
  • causticity.
  •asperity (noun)
  • crossness,
  • disagreeableness,
  • acrimony,
  • meanness,
  • crabbiness,
  • irritability,
  • peevishness,
  • bitterness,
  • sullenness,
  • difficulty,
  • moroseness,
  • sharpness,
  • Churlishness,
  • roughness.
  •cognition (noun)
  • sour,
  • sourness.
  •discontentment (noun)
  • discomposure,
  • discomfort,
  • ennui,
  • inquietude,
  • cheerlessness,
  • disquiet,
  • exasperation,
  • frustration,
  • anguish,
  • uncomfortableness,
  • boredom,
  • angst,
  • joylessness,
  • gloominess,
  • anxiety,
  • non-satisfaction,
  • disgruntlement,
  • irritation,
  • uneasiness,
  • wretchedness,
  • displeasure,
  • dissatisfaction,
  • discontent,
  • despondence,
  • unhappiness,
  • misery.
  •flavor (noun)
  • savor,
  • extract,
  • savoriness,
  • Sweetness,
  • essence,
  • relish,
  • taste,
  • deliciousness,
  • sapidity,
  • spiciness,
  • pepperiness,
  • saltiness,
  • seasoning,
  • hotness,
  • gusto,
  • toothsomeness,
  • tang,
  • delectability,
  • zest,
  • vim,
  • aroma,
  • zing,
  • piquancy,
  • smack,
  • goodness,
  • twang,
  • wallop.
  •pungency (noun)
  • acridity,
  • poignancy.
  •sourness (noun)
  • sulkiness,
  • Unripeness.
  •sullenness (noun)
  • glumness,
  • unfriendliness,
  • long-facedness,
  • melancholy,
  • cynicism,
  • moodiness,
  • contrariness,
  • hostility,
  • malevolence,
  • grimness,
  • dourness,
  • grumpiness,
  • darkness,
  • obstinacy,
  • dejection.
  •temper (noun)
  • wax,
  • passion,
  • resentment,
  • tear,
  • dander,
  • rage,
  • miff,
  • annoyance,
  • tantrum,
  • petulance,
  • stew,
  • tiff,
  • anger,
  • ire,
  • fit,
  • snit,
  • tizzy,
  • outburst,
  • furor,
  • fury,
  • impatience,
  • heat,
  • sensitivity.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • acerbity,
  • acridness,
  • asperity,
  • astringency,
  • excitability,
  • flavor,
  • fretfulness,
  • huffiness,
  • ill humor,
  • irascibility,
  • pugnacity,
  • pungency,
  • surliness,
  • tartness,
  • temper,
  • tetchiness,
  • touchiness,
  • Sapor,
  • cantankerousness,
  • hotheadedness,
  • grouchiness,
  • irascibleness,
  • short fuse,
  • slow burn,
  • low boiling point,
  • astringencies,
  • bad humor,
  • ill-humor,
  • pungencies,
  • short-fuse.

Antonyms for Sourness:

• n.

  • acerbity
    mellowness, mildness, Sweetness, kindness.
  • asperity
    contentment, politeness, courtesy, happiness, calmness.
  • flavor
    blandness.
  • irascibility
    pleasure, joy, enjoyment, control, harmony, ease.
  • temper
    peace, upset, wrath, calm.
  • Other antonyms:
    gentleness, good nature, smoothness, amiability.

Sourness Sentence Examples:

• In a moment the carriage moved on, going rapidly as before, and the 'squire came back through the little gate and approached the doctor, wearing now upon his face a look of unmistakable sourness.

• " Come, Mrs. Kennett," said the steward, who by no means shared his master's sourness, " if it were a young gallant that craved to see thy fair mistress, I could see why you should doubt, but being her father and brother, there can surely be no objection."

Homophones for Sourness:

• screwing, serinus, syringe, souring, sorrowing, swearing, shirring, scoring, shrink, surmise, sayornis, sarong, syringa, sour mash, sure enough, s wrench, Syringa Josikaea, scurrying, screaming, sharing, scraunch, sugariness, sereness, secureness, square inch, sorriness, sermonise, swaggering, Saccharum Munja, screening, syrinx, sour mash whiskey, sureness, screw wrench, scaramouche, soaring, shrewmouse, scrounge, shoring, shearing, soreness, scrimmage, scrimshaw, serranus, squirming, Syringa Josikea, squareness, scrawniness, shrinkage, saccharomyces, scranch, sermonize, shrunk, scrunch, schizosaccharomyces, scouring, sure-enough, scaramouch, scrummage, skirmish, sour orange.

Hypernym for Sourness:

• n.

  • cognition
    acidity, acidulousness.

Hyponym for Sourness:

• n.

  • cognition
    gustatory sensation, taste sensation, taste, taste perception, gustatory perception.