Definition
The quality of being sharp, bitter, or unpleasant in taste or smell; or a harsh and bitter manner of speaking or behavior.
Etymology
From Latin 'acridus' (sharp, pungent) plus '-ity' suffix creating a noun. The word evolved to describe both physical sensations and emotional harshness.
Kelly Says
Acridity is one of those rare words that works equally well for a terrible-smelling chemical and a terrible-mannered person—language loves this kind of poetic overlap!
Translations
CSČeština
hořkost
hoh-r-kost
DADansk
bitterhed
bee-ter-hed
DEDeutsch
Bitterkeit
bee-ter-kait
ESEspañol
amargura
ah-mah-goo-rah
FRFrançais
amertume
ah-mehr-too-m
HEעברית
מרריות
mar-ree-oht
HIहिन्दी
कड़वाहट
kad-va-hat
HUMagyar
keserűség
keh-ser-oo-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
asam
ah-sam
ITItaliano
amaro
ah-mah-roh
MSBahasa Melayu
asid
ah-seed
NLNederlands
bittere smaak
bee-ter-eh sma-k
NONorsk
bittersmak
bee-ter-smakk
PLPolski
gorzkosc
gor-z-kots
PTPortuguês
amargura
ah-mah-goo-rah
RUРусский
горькость
gor-kos-t
SVSvenska
bitterhet
bee-ter-het
SWKiswahili
tindikali
tin-di-ka-lee
TRTürkçe
acilik
ah-chee-leek
UKУкраїнська
гіркота
hir-kota
VITiếng Việt
chua
choo-ah
ZUZU
umnguni
oom-ngoo-nee