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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bit•ter•sweet /ˈbɪtɚˌswit/USA pronunciation adj. - Foodboth bitter and sweet to the taste: bittersweet chocolate.
- both pleasant and painful: a bittersweet memory.
n. [countable] - Plant Biologya climbing or trailing plant of the nightshade family.
- Plant Biologya climbing plant having orange capsules.
bit•ter•sweet•ly, adv. bit•ter•sweet•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bit•ter•sweet (adj. bit′ər swēt′, bit′ər swēt′;n. bit′ər swēt′),USA pronunciation adj. - Foodboth bitter and sweet to the taste:bittersweet chocolate.
- both pleasant and painful or regretful:a bittersweet memory.
n. - Plant BiologyAlso called woody nightshade. a climbing or trailing plant, Solanum dulcamara, of the nightshade family, having small, violet, star-shaped flowers with a protruding yellow center and scarlet berries.
- Plant BiologyAlso called climbing bittersweet. any climbing plant of the genus Celastrus, bearing orange capsules opening to expose red-coated seeds, esp. C. scandens.
- pleasure mingled with pain or regret:the bittersweet of parting.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see bitter, sweet
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