Associations to the word «Bittersweet»

Pictures for the word «Bittersweet»

Wiktionary

BITTERSWEET, adjective. Both bitter and sweet.
BITTERSWEET, adjective. Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure.
BITTERSWEET, adjective. Of bittersweet color.
BITTERSWEET, noun. A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruits that open to reveal red seeds.
BITTERSWEET, noun. The bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara.
BITTERSWEET, noun. A variety of apple with a bittersweet taste.
BITTERSWEET, noun. Any variety of clam in the family Glycymerididae
BITTERSWEET, noun. An orange color.

Dictionary definition

BITTERSWEET, noun. Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America.
BITTERSWEET, noun. Twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds.
BITTERSWEET, adjective. Tinged with sadness; "a movie with a bittersweet ending".
BITTERSWEET, adjective. Having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness.

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