Antonyms for sour

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : souuhr, sou-er

Phonetic Transcription : saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər

Definition of sour

Origin : Old English sur "sour, tart, acid, fermented," from Proto-Germanic *sura- "sour" (cf. Old Norse surr, Middle Dutch suur, Dutch zuur, Old High German sur, German Sauer), from PIE root *suro- "sour, salty, bitter" (cf. Old Church Slavonic syru, Russian syroi "moist, raw;" Lithuanian suras "salty," suris "cheese").
French sur "sour, tart" (12c.) is a Germanic loan-word. Meaning :having a peevish disposition" is from early 13c. Sense in whisky sour (1885) is "with lemon added" (1862). Sour cream is attested from 1855.

adj bad-tasting; gone bad
adj in a bad mood
verb alienate

Example sentences :

In Berry it is the women that are sour, but the wines are rich.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

And on his countenance there was a sour, querulous, resentful expression.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

It is not blood, but sour buttermilk that flows in their veins.'
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

The bread was sour and the Italian butter rank and cheesy—often uneatable.
Extract from : « Samuel Butler: A Sketch » by Henry Festing Jones

And what about those fatal Apples, those two sour fruits of their Love?
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

You found upon that a general law, that all hard and green apples are sour; and that, so far as it goes, is a perfect induction.
Extract from : « The Method By Which The Causes Of The Present And Past Conditions Of Organic Nature Are To Be Discovered.--The Origination Of Living Beings » by Thomas H. Huxley

Goujet, who had noticed Gervaise's emotion, gave the newcomer a sour look.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

At last, with a sour look, he said that he must in any event satisfy M. Mouchel.
Extract from : « The Fte At Coqueville » by Emile Zola

He picked some apples by the road-side, but they were sour and hard.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 13, 1880 » by Various

The water which is taken off is sour, and is called sure water: this is the proper leaven for the first steeping of the materials.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Synonyms for sour

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