bittersweetadjective
uk/ˈbɪt.əˌswiːt/us/ˈbɪt̬.ɚˌswiːt/bittersweet adjective (EMOTION)
containing a mixture of sadness and happiness
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Feeling pleasure and happiness
- (as) pleased as Punch idiom
- be as high as a kite idiom
- be dancing in the streets idiom
- be floating on air idiom
- be full of the joys of spring idiom
- be in seventh heaven idiom
- breezy
- brighten
- dance
- delighted
- ecstatic
- elated
- enraptured
- incandescent
- jolly
- jump for joy idiom
- light-hearted
- look/feel like a million dollars idiom
- loved up
- made up
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Feeling sad and unhappy
bittersweet adjective (TASTE)
tasting both bitter and sweet
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Flavours & tastes
- acidic
- acidity
- acidulous
- aftertaste
- bite
- bitter
- cheesy
- flavourless
- flavoursome
- full-bodied
- gamy
- garlicky
- nutty
- savour
- sweet-and-sour
- sweetness
- tang
- tangy
- tart
- toasty
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