acridity
91acrimony — n 1. acrimoniousness, causticity, asperity, mordancy, acridness, acridity, pungency, venom, venomousness, venomness; astringency, severity, sternness, acerbity, austerity, stringency; harshness, sharpness, sourness, acidulousness, acidity,… …
92asperity — n 1. acrimony, acrimoniousness, causticity, mordancy, bitterness, acridity, acridness, pungency, venom, venomousness, venomness; astringency, severity, sternness, acerbity, austerity, stringency; harshness, sharpness, sourness, acidulousness,… …
93bitterness — n 1.(all usu. of taste) sourness, acidity, vinegariness, tartness, harshness, sharpness, acerbity. 2. resentment, grudge, animosity, hostility; indignation, pique, dudgeon; rancor, choler, anger, bile, spleen; gall, wormwood, gal! and wormwood. 3 …
94corrosiveness — n causticity, causticness, mordancy, acridity, acridness, acrimoniousness, acidity, acidness, sharpness, bitingness; consumptiveness, devouringness, corrosivity, Chem. oxidizability; erosivity, ero siveness …
95cynicism — n 1. misanthropy, antisociality, hatred; pessimism, defeatism, malism; skepticism, suspicion, disbelief, distrust. 2. derision, ridicule, scorn, mockery; satire, irony, lampoon, burlesque; contempt, disparagement, disdain, superciliousness,… …
96incisiveness — n 1. trenchancy, acidity, acridity, acrimoniousness, acerbicity, pungency; sarcasm, satire, ridicule, irony, cynicism; criticism, disparagement, disapprobation, censorship. 2. sharpness, keenness, alertness, acuity, acumen, acuteness; discernment …
97irony — n 1. incongruity, incongruousness, absurdity, illogicality; contrariety, contradiction, paradox, enigma; double entendre, Rhet. enantiosis. 2. derision, ridicule, sarcasm, scorn, mockery, cynicism, Rhet. asteism; satire, lampoon, burlesque,… …
98pungency — n 1. acridity, sting, acrid taste or smell; sourness, tang, tartness, bitterness, nip, acidity, vinegar; savoriness, spiciness, flavorfulness, pepperiness, saltiness. 2. poignance, pathos, touchingness, patheticalness, piteousness;… …
99sarcasm — n 1. derision, ridicule, scorn, mockery, jest; satire, irony, cynicism, lampoon, burlesque; contempt, disparagement, disdain, superciliousness, haughtiness, arrogance; criticism, censure, hit, fling, Inf. flak, rub, dig; taunt, fleer, gibe, jeer …
100spleen — n 1. petulance, peevishness, pettishness, Rare. petulancy; ill humoredness, ill humor, touchiness, testiness, waspishness, querulousness, carp ingness; irascibleness, irascibility, biliousness, cholericness; ill temperedness, bad temper,… …
