Acidity Meaning
/əˈsɪd.ɪ.ti/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe quality or state of being acid.
nounSourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.
Sentence Examples
The wine's acidity impressed Adriano.
The wine's acidity complemented the meal for Adriano.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To neutralize the soil's high ____, the gardener added lime to balance the pH level.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the stomach helps in the digestion of food.
Word Origin & History
From French acidité, from Latin aciditātem, accusative singular of aciditās (“sourness, acidity”), from acidus (“sour, acid”). Equivalent to acid + -ity.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""What shall we call it?" he asked. "Why should you not take the chance of perpetuating your own name?" said Summerlee, with his usual touch of acidity."
— 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
"It was a brave, good speech, a speech from that staunch and strong spirit which lay behind all the acidities and angularities of the old zoologist."
— 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Time of Death”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC, page 60:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To neutralize the soil's high ____, the gardener added lime to balance the pH level.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the stomach helps in the digestion of food.