sourness Copy link Outline I. Of taste1. ăcor, ōris, m.2. ăcerbĭtas, ātis, f. (the s. of unripe fruits)3. ăcerbĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. (= preced.).4. ăcĭdĭtas, ātis, f.5. austērĭtas, ātis, f.II. Fig.1. ăcerbĭtas2. ămārĭtūdo, aspĕrĭtas3. mōrōsĭtas, stŏmăchus • sourness: I. Of taste: 1. ăcor, ōris, m.: Quint. 9, 3, 27. 2. ăcerbĭtas, ātis, f. (the s. of unripe fruits): Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 52. 3. ăcerbĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. (= preced.). 4. ăcĭdĭtas, ātis, f.: Marc. Emp. 5. austērĭtas, ātis, f.: s. of wine, a. vini, Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 24. See also bitterness (I.). Or expr. by sapor with adj. (v. sour). II. Fig.: of the disposition: 1. ăcerbĭtas: the s. and savageness of his natural temper, a. morum immanitasque naturae, Cic. Phil. 12, 11, 26: v. ill-temper. 2. ămārĭtūdo, aspĕrĭtas: v. bitterness. 3. mōrōsĭtas, stŏmăchus: v. peevishness. Or expr. by adj. (v. sour, II.) Phr.: s. of look, torvitas vultus, Tac. H. 2, 9, fin.: v. sullenness, scowl.