Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tartness

3 senses of tartness

Sense 1
sour, sourness, tartness -- (the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth)
       => taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception -- (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste")

Sense 2
acerbity, tartness -- (a sharp sour taste)
       => sourness, sour, acidity -- (the property of being acidic)

Sense 3
bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice, tartness, thorniness -- (a rough and bitter manner)
       => disagreeableness -- (an ill-tempered and offensive disposition)