acridityn.

Brit.

/əˈkrɪdᵻti/, U.S.

/əˈkrɪdᵻdi/,

/æˈkrɪdᵻdi/

Forms: 1500s acredyte, 1600s acredity, 1700s– acridity.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acrid adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: Apparently < acrid adj. + -ity suffix, although attested considerably earlier than the adjective. Compare later acritude n. and acrity n., which reflect Latin formations. Compare also slightly earlier acrimony n.Although quot. 1547 at sense 1 is surprisingly early, there seems no clear reason for supposing that it does not show a genuine example of this word (as suggested by N.E.D. (1884) at cited word).

1. The quality of being acrid; a combination of bitterness to the taste with irritancy or corrosion to the mucous membrane; pungent, inflammatory, or corrosive bitterness. Also: an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun] > bitterness or acridity

gallc1175

smartnessa1425

rhubarba1529

acrimony1542

acridity1547

amaritude1599

acerbity1608

acrity1619

asperity1620

acritude1650

acridness1702

bitterishness1702

crabbedness1715

acerbitude1727

amarulence1727

bitterness-

1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. Cxxv^v This infyrmyte [sc. Strangury]..may come thorowe acredyte or sharpnes of the water.

1684 J. Browne Adenochoiradelogia Pref. sig. (b)1^v Some Herbs although abounding with an acred Juice whilst green, when they grow dry they are perfectly seen to lose their Acredity.

1718 J. Ozell tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Voy. Levant II. v. 184 These Flowers are without Cup, have no Smell, no Acridity [Fr. acreté], any more than the rest of the Plant.

1744 E. R. Seehl New Improvem. Art of making Sulphur 46 If its Volatility is gone..it is not fit to enter, as it must, in order to remove all Acridities, those narrow Passages.

1803 Edinb. Rev. 3 13 An acid, when combined with an alkali..destroys the acridity of the alkali.

1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 7 Acridity, causticity, and poison, are the general characters of this suspicious order.

1876 R. Bartholow Pract. Treat. Materia Med. ii. 235 When swallowed it leaves a sense of constriction and acridity in the throat.

1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 131 At dusk they patter back.., Raising dust and acridity of goats, and bleating.

1997 ‘S. Shem’ Mount Misery x. 271 The smell—crisp, pungent new leather spiced with the acridity of vulcanized rubber seams brought back memories.

2. Irritant bitterness of speech or temper.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > sourness or bitterness of temper > [noun]

gallc1175

sourness1482

fellc1494

acerbitya1538

tartness1548

acrimony1597

verjuice1598

vinegara1616

acidness1660

asperity1664

thorniness1674

acidity1687

acerbitude1727

acridity1753

vitriol1769

souredness1858

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > sourness or bitterness of temper > [noun] > sourness or bitterness of speech

tartness1548

acrimony1597

acridity1753

subacidity1770

1753 tr. F. I. Espiard de la Borde Spirit of Nations iii. ix. 159 Its military Discipline is above any of those Considerations which correct the Acridity [Fr. Acrété] thereof in the European Armies.

1799 Filial Indiscretions I. i. 16 The smart pungency of the acid, usually enliveling our debates, is now wholly absorbed in the nauseous acridity of the political caustic alkali.

1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel I. i. 17 The very acridity of the Aphorisms..sprang from wounded softness, not from hardness.

1861 M. W. Freer Henry IV & Marie de Medici II. 215 Madame La Marquise revelled in well-aimed acridity of speech, inexpressibly provoking.

1881 N.Y. Nation 32 367 The acridity which marks his speeches is quite absent from his private conversation.

1938 B. I. Evans in Observer 2 Jan. 6/1 Housman's letters, with their combination of acridity and kindliness.

1998 Spokesman Rev. (Spokane, Washington) (Nexis) 21 Sept. b1 Beneath the dumbed-down sound, Love has remained fairly constant in her lyric writing. Lots of that good old early-'90s angst and acridity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acridity
释义	acridityn. Brit. /əˈkrɪdᵻti/, U.S. /əˈkrɪdᵻdi/, /æˈkrɪdᵻdi/ Forms: 1500s acredyte, 1600s acredity, 1700s– acridity. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acrid adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: Apparently < acrid adj. + -ity suffix, although attested considerably earlier than the adjective. Compare later acritude n. and acrity n., which reflect Latin formations. Compare also slightly earlier acrimony n.Although quot. 1547 at sense 1 is surprisingly early, there seems no clear reason for supposing that it does not show a genuine example of this word (as suggested by N.E.D. (1884) at cited word). 1. The quality of being acrid; a combination of bitterness to the taste with irritancy or corrosion to the mucous membrane; pungent, inflammatory, or corrosive bitterness. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun] > bitterness or acridity gallc1175 smartnessa1425 rhubarba1529 acrimony1542 acridity1547 amaritude1599 acerbity1608 acrity1619 asperity1620 acritude1650 acridness1702 bitterishness1702 crabbedness1715 acerbitude1727 amarulence1727 bitterness- 1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. Cxxv^v This infyrmyte [sc. Strangury]..may come thorowe acredyte or sharpnes of the water. 1684 J. Browne Adenochoiradelogia Pref. sig. (b)1^v Some Herbs although abounding with an acred Juice whilst green, when they grow dry they are perfectly seen to lose their Acredity. 1718 J. Ozell tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Voy. Levant II. v. 184 These Flowers are without Cup, have no Smell, no Acridity [Fr. acreté], any more than the rest of the Plant. 1744 E. R. Seehl New Improvem. Art of making Sulphur 46 If its Volatility is gone..it is not fit to enter, as it must, in order to remove all Acridities, those narrow Passages. 1803 Edinb. Rev. 3 13 An acid, when combined with an alkali..destroys the acridity of the alkali. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 7 Acridity, causticity, and poison, are the general characters of this suspicious order. 1876 R. Bartholow Pract. Treat. Materia Med. ii. 235 When swallowed it leaves a sense of constriction and acridity in the throat. 1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 131 At dusk they patter back.., Raising dust and acridity of goats, and bleating. 1997 ‘S. Shem’ Mount Misery x. 271 The smell—crisp, pungent new leather spiced with the acridity of vulcanized rubber seams brought back memories. 2. Irritant bitterness of speech or temper. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > sourness or bitterness of temper > [noun] gallc1175 sourness1482 fellc1494 acerbitya1538 tartness1548 acrimony1597 verjuice1598 vinegara1616 acidness1660 asperity1664 thorniness1674 acidity1687 acerbitude1727 acridity1753 vitriol1769 souredness1858 the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > sourness or bitterness of temper > [noun] > sourness or bitterness of speech tartness1548 acrimony1597 acridity1753 subacidity1770 1753 tr. F. I. Espiard de la Borde Spirit of Nations iii. ix. 159 Its military Discipline is above any of those Considerations which correct the Acridity [Fr. Acrété] thereof in the European Armies. 1799 Filial Indiscretions I. i. 16 The smart pungency of the acid, usually enliveling our debates, is now wholly absorbed in the nauseous acridity of the political caustic alkali. 1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel I. i. 17 The very acridity of the Aphorisms..sprang from wounded softness, not from hardness. 1861 M. W. Freer Henry IV & Marie de Medici II. 215 Madame La Marquise revelled in well-aimed acridity of speech, inexpressibly provoking. 1881 N.Y. Nation 32 367 The acridity which marks his speeches is quite absent from his private conversation. 1938 B. I. Evans in Observer 2 Jan. 6/1 Housman's letters, with their combination of acridity and kindliness. 1998 Spokesman Rev. (Spokane, Washington) (Nexis) 21 Sept. b1 Beneath the dumbed-down sound, Love has remained fairly constant in her lyric writing. Lots of that good old early-'90s angst and acridity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1547
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