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Synonyms for tartness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tahrt
Phonetic Transcription : tɑrt



Définition of tartness

Origin :
  • "prostitute," 1887, from earlier use as a term of endearment to a girl or woman (1864), sometimes said to be a shortening of sweetheart. But another theory traces it to jam-tart (see tart (n.1)), which was British slang early 19c. for "attractive woman." To tart (something) up is from 1938.
  • noun sourness
Example sentences :
  • There was a tartness in his tone evoked by the tartness she had used.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "You mean you never formed any, I suppose," I returned with some tartness.
  • Extract from : « The Celebrity, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • Some of these had at least the merit of tartness and humour.
  • Extract from : « Bibliomania; or Book-Madness » by Thomas Frognall Dibdin
  • Sprinkle a little flour and sugar, according to the tartness of the fruit.
  • Extract from : « The Vegetarian Cook Book » by E. G. Fulton
  • I was glad to see how free the answer was from all tartness or conceit.
  • Extract from : « George Eliot's Life, Vol. II (of 3) » by George Eliot
  • He insisted to know; where you will not be, I replied with some tartness.
  • Extract from : « Dangerous Connections, v. 1, 2, 3, 4 » by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
  • "I must leave that to you to guess," said Mary, with a hint of tartness, but smiling.
  • Extract from : « The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories » by Arnold Bennett
  • "Perhaps I did, and perhaps I did not," she answered, matching his tartness.
  • Extract from : « The Quickening » by Francis Lynde
  • Their tartness and strictness and miserliness had made the life of the girls in the school uncomfortable for some time.
  • Extract from : « Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island » by Janet D. Wheeler
  • The tartness of the apricots gives a flavor that is pleasing to most persons.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

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