Associations to the word «Bitterness»

Wiktionary

BITTERNESS, noun. The quality of having a bitter taste
BITTERNESS, noun. The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment

Dictionary definition

BITTERNESS, noun. A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will.
BITTERNESS, noun. A rough and bitter manner.
BITTERNESS, noun. The taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth.
BITTERNESS, noun. The property of having a harsh unpleasant taste.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne