10 Letter Words for Bitterness
bitterness, tenebrists
9 Letter Words for Bitterness
insetters, interests, resistent, sternites, tenebrist, triteness
8 Letter Words for Bitterness
bentiest, bitterns, brentest, entrists, inertest, insetter, interess, interest, interset, nebrises, rebitten, restiest, sentries, sternest, sternite, stinters, testerns, trenises, trientes
7 Letter Words for Bitterness
bentier, berinse, besiren, bestirs, betises, betters, betties, bisters, bittern, bitters, britten, entires, entries, entrist, estrins, inserts, nerites, nesters, netters, nettier, rebites, renests, resents, resites, retests, retines, retints, seiners, seitens, sereins, serines, sestine, setters, sinters, sirenes, sistent, sistern, sitters, stenter, stinter, streets, streite, strenes, strines, tensest, tenters, tentier, tersest, testern, testers, testier, tinters, trenise, trienes
6 Letter Words for Bitterness
benets, berets, bertin, besets, besits, bester, bestir, betire, betise, better, bientt, birses, bister, biters, bitnet, bitser, bitten, bitter, brents, brines, brises, britts, enters, entier, enties, entire, ernest, eserin, esters, estrin, ettins, inerts, inseer, insert, insets, inters, nebris, nereis, nerite, nessie, nester, netter, niters, nitter, rebent, rebite, reests, reises, reists, renies, rentes, resent, resets, resins, resist, resite, resits, restes, restis, retent, retest, reties, retine, retint, rinses, seiner, seines, seiren, seiten, sensei, serein, serest, series, serine, serins, sestet, setier, setnet, setter, sients, sinter, sirene, sirens, sisten, sister, sittee, sitten, sitter, sneers, sneest, snirts, steens, steers, steins, stents, steres, sterin, sterns, stints, stires, streen, street, streit, strene, strent, strine, tenets, tenser, tenses, tenter, tentie, ternes, tessin, tester, testes, testis, tibert, tinter, titers, treens, tresis, trests, tretis, tribes, triene, triens, trines, triste, trites, tsetse
5 Letter Words for Bitterness
beent, beers, beest, beets, benes, benet, benis, bents, beres, beret, berne, beses, beset, besin, besit, bests, betes, betis, biens, biers, bines, bints, birne, birse, bises, biter, bites, bitte, bitts, brees, breis, brens, brent, brest, brett, bries, brine, brins, brise, briss, brist, brite, brits, britt, btise, enets, enrib, ensis, enter, entre, entsi, entte, ernes, erses, esnes, essen, ester, estre, etens, ettin, ibsen, inert, insee, inset, instr, inter, irene, isere, iters, neist, nerts, nests, neter, netes, nisse, niter, rebit, reens, reest, reins, reist, renet, rente, rents, reset, resin, resit, rests, retes, retie, retin, ribes, rines, rinse, risen, rises, rites, ritts, seers, seine, seirs, seise, senit, sense, sente, senti, sents, seres, serin, sesti, setts, siens, sient, siest, sines, siren, sires, sites, snebs, sneer, snees, snibs, snies, snirt, snite, snits, steen, steer, stein, stens, stent, stere, steri, stern, stert, stets, sties, stine, stint, stire, stirs, stite, strit, tebet, teens, teers, teest, teise, tenes, tenet, tense, tents, terne, terns, terse, terts, teste, tests, tetri, tiber, tibet, tiens, tiers, tines, tints, tires, titer, treen, trees, tress, trest, tribe, tries, trine, trins, trist, trite, tsere, tsine
4 Letter Words for Bitterness
been, beer, bees, beet, bein, bene, beni, bens, bent, bere, bern, bess, best, bete, bets, bien, bier, bine, bins, bint, birn, birt, bist, bite, bits, bitt, bree, brei, bret, brie, brin, bris, brit, eine, eire, enes, ense, entr, eres, erie, erin, eris, erne, erns, erse, erst, eses, esne, esse, ests, eten, inbe, inst, intr, ires, isnt, iter, nebe, nebs, neer, neet, nese, ness, nest, nete, neti, nets, nibs, nies, nist, nits, rebs, reen, rees, reet, rein, reit, rent, rest, rete, rets, ribe, ribs, ries, rine, rins, rise, rist, rite, rits, ritt, sebe, sebs, seen, seer, sees, seir, seis, seit, sene, sens, sent, serb, sere, sers, sert, sese, sets, sett, sibs, sien, sier, sine, sins, sire, sirs, sise, sist, site, sits, sneb, snee, snib, snit, sris, sten, ster, stet, stib, stie, stir, stre, teen, teer, tees, teet, tene, tens, tent, tern, test, tete, tets, tien, tier, ties, tine, tins, tint, tire, tite, tits, tree, tres, tret, trib, trie, trin, trit
3 Letter Words for Bitterness
bee, ben, ber, bes, bet, bin, bis, bit, bns, ebn, ebs, een, eer, eir, ene, ens, ere, ern, ers, ert, ese, esr, ess, est, ins, int, ire, irs, ise, isn, ist, its, nbe, neb, nee, nei, net, nib, nie, nis, nit, rbi, reb, ree, rei, res, rib, rie, rin, rit, rte, rti, sbe, see, sei, sen, ser, set, sib, sie, sin, sir, sis, sit, sri, sse, str, tbs, tee, ten, ter, tes, tet, tib, tie, tin, tis, tit, tnt, tri, trs, trt, tsi, tss, tst
Definitions for Bitterness
[1] having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
[2] producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt.
[3] hard to bear; grievous; distressful: a bitter sorrow.
[4] causing pain; piercing; stinging: a bitter chill.
[5] characterized by intense antagonism or hostility: bitter hatred.
[6] hard to admit or accept: a bitter lesson.
[7] resentful or cynical: bitter words.
[8] that which is bitter; bitterness: Learn to take the bitter with the sweet.
[9] British . a very dry ale having a strong taste of hops.
[10] to make bitter: herbs employed to bitter vermouth.
[11] extremely; very; exceedingly: a bitter cold night.
[12] having or denoting an unpalatable harsh taste, as the peel of an orange or coffee dregs Compare sour (def. 1)
[13] showing or caused by strong unrelenting hostility or resentment he was still bitter about the divorce
[14] difficult or unpleasant to accept or admit a bitter blow
[15] cutting; sarcastic bitter words
[16] bitingly cold a bitter night
[17] very; extremely (esp in the phrase bitter cold )
[18] a thing that is bitter
[19] British beer with a high hop content, with a slightly bitter taste
[20] to make or become bitter
Words related to Bitterness
bitterpain, hostility, anguish, sarcasm, acidity, acridity, tartness, sharpness, acerbity, piquancy, pungency, harshness, distress, venom, virulence, asperity, mordancy, grievousness
Words nearby Bitterness
bitterbitstock, bitstream, bitsy, bitt, bitten, bitter, bitter almond, bitter almond oil, bitter apple, bitter cassava, bitter cress
Origin of Bitterness
before 1000; Middle English, Old English biter; cognate with German bitter, Old Norse bitr, Gothic baitrs; akin to bite
Words that may be confused with Bitterness
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, bitterbidder, bitter
Other words from Bitterness
bit·ter·ish , adjective
bit·ter·ly , adverb
bit·ter·ness , noun
non·bit·ter , adjective
o·ver·bit·ter , adjective
o·ver·bit·ter·ly , adverb
o·ver·bit·ter·ness , noun
un·bit·ter , adjective
Word origin for Bitterness
Old English biter ; related to bītan to bite
Synonyms for Bitterness
acerbity, acidity, acridity, astringency, brackishness, brininess, piquancy, pungency, sharpness, tartness, vinegariness
