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bitterness |
bitternut |
bitternut hickory |
bitterroot |
bitters |
Bittersweet
| bittersweet chocolate
| bittersweet nightshade
| bitterweed
| bitterwood
| bitterwood tree
Bittersweet
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Bittersweet has 2 senses
- bittersweet(n = noun.plant) bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, solanum dulcamara, woody nightshade - poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America; Array is a member of genus solanum, solanum
- bittersweet(n = noun.plant) american bittersweet, celastrus scandens, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, shrubby bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork - twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds; Array is a member of celastrus, genus celastrus
is a kind of nightshade
is a kind of vine
Adjective Bittersweet has 2 senses
- bittersweet(s = adj.all) Array - tinged with sadness; "a movie with a bittersweet ending"
- bittersweet(s = adj.all) semisweet - having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
Bittersweet, a.
Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but painful. [1913 Webster]
Bittersweet, n.
- Anything which is bittersweet. [1913 Webster]
- A kind of apple so called. Gower. [1913 Webster]
- A climbing shrub, with oval coral-red berries (
Solanum dulcamara ); woody nightshade. The whole plant is poisonous, and has a taste at first sweetish and then bitter. The branches are the officinaldulcamara . [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
Bittersweet
Pleasurableness
N pleasurableness, pleasantness, agreeableness, pleasure giving, jucundity, delectability, amusement, attraction, attractiveness, attractability, invitingness, harm, fascination, enchantment, witchery, seduction, winning ways, amenity, amiability, winsomeness, loveliness, sunny side, bright side, sweets, goodness, manna in the wilderness, land flowing with milk and honey, bittersweet, fair weather, treat, regale, dainty, titbit, tidbit, nuts, sauce piquante, causing pleasure, laetificant, pleasure-giving, pleasing, pleasant, pleasurable, agreeable, grateful, gratifying, leef, lief, acceptable, welcome, welcome as the roses in May, welcomed, favorite, to one's taste, to one's mind, to one's liking, satisfactory, refreshing, comfortable, cordial, genial, glad, gladsome, sweet, delectable, nice, dainty, delicate, delicious, dulcet, luscious, palatable, luxurious, voluptuous, sensual, attractive, inviting, prepossessing, engaging, winning, winsome, taking, fascinating, captivating, killing, seducing, seductive, heart-robbing, alluring, enticing, appetizing, cheering, bewitching, enchanting, entrancing, enravishing, charming, delightful, felicitous, exquisite, lovely, ravishing, rapturous, heartfelt, thrilling, ecstatic, beatic, beatific, seraphic, empyrean, elysian, palmy, halcyon, Saturnian, decies repetita placebit, charms strike the sight but merit wins the soul, sweetness and light, beauty is only skin deep.
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