bitternessn.

/ˈbɪtənɪs/

Etymology: Old English biternys, < biter, bitter n.² + -ness suffix.

The quality or state of being bitter:

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a. to taste.

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b. to the mind or feelings.

c. deep sorrow or anguish of heart.

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d. animosity, acrimony of temper, action, or words.

e. intensity of frost or cold wind.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [noun] > very cold weather > intensity of

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sharpness1482

snellness1915

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > intense or extreme > intensity of cold

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fervency?1615

971 Blickl. Hom. 115 Þes middangeard flyhþ from us mid mycelre biternesse.

c1000 Ælfric Exodus xv. 23 Mara..þæt ys on ure Lyden biternys.

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 45 Mirre for ure biternesse.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xxxviii. 15 In the bitternesse of my soule.

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Rom. iii. 14 The mouth of whom is ful of cursyng, or wariyng, and bitternesse.

1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 34^v, The bittrenesse of the aloe tre.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Sam. xv. 32 Thus departeth the bytternesse of death.

1600 Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. ii. 176 You doe measure the heate of our liuers with the bitternesse of your galles.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 4 All the bitternesse and sharpenesse..of the Winter.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 262. ⁋6 The Bitterness of Party.

1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet i. 249 A small degree of Bitterness extremely agreeable to the Stomach.

1814 Scott Waverley II. x. 169 A sentiment of bitterness rose in his mind against the government.

1851 W. H. Dixon W. Penn ix. 285 A prince who had himself tasted the bitterness of persecution.

†f. concr. A trait of bitterness, anything bitter.

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the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > bitterness of heart > [noun] > that which is bitter

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a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Job xiii. 26 Thou writist aȝen me bitternessis [1611 bitter things].

1790 G. Walker Serm. Var. Subj. II. xx. 104 The disappointments, vexations, and bitternesses of life.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2016).

单词	bitterness
释义	bitternessn. /ˈbɪtənɪs/ Etymology: Old English biternys, < biter, bitter n.² + -ness suffix. The quality or state of being bitter: Thesaurus » a. to taste. Thesaurus » b. to the mind or feelings. c. deep sorrow or anguish of heart. Thesaurus » d. animosity, acrimony of temper, action, or words. e. intensity of frost or cold wind. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [noun] > very cold weather > intensity of bitterness971 sharpness1482 snellness1915 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > intense or extreme > intensity of cold bitterness971 fervency?1615 971 Blickl. Hom. 115 Þes middangeard flyhþ from us mid mycelre biternesse. c1000 Ælfric Exodus xv. 23 Mara..þæt ys on ure Lyden biternys. c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 45 Mirre for ure biternesse. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xxxviii. 15 In the bitternesse of my soule. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Rom. iii. 14 The mouth of whom is ful of cursyng, or wariyng, and bitternesse. 1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 34^v, The bittrenesse of the aloe tre. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Sam. xv. 32 Thus departeth the bytternesse of death. 1600 Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. ii. 176 You doe measure the heate of our liuers with the bitternesse of your galles. View more context for this quotation 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 4 All the bitternesse and sharpenesse..of the Winter. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 262. ⁋6 The Bitterness of Party. 1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet i. 249 A small degree of Bitterness extremely agreeable to the Stomach. 1814 Scott Waverley II. x. 169 A sentiment of bitterness rose in his mind against the government. View more context for this quotation 1851 W. H. Dixon W. Penn ix. 285 A prince who had himself tasted the bitterness of persecution. †f. concr. A trait of bitterness, anything bitter. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > bitterness of heart > [noun] > that which is bitter bitterOE bitternessa1382 sourc1400 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Job xiii. 26 Thou writist aȝen me bitternessis [1611 bitter things]. 1790 G. Walker Serm. Var. Subj. II. xx. 104 The disappointments, vexations, and bitternesses of life. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2016). < n.971
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