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Basic taste
Bitterness, also known as bitter, is one of the most sensitive of tastes, and many experience it as unpleasant, sharp, or off-putting, but it is sometimes
Bitterness
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up bitter or bitterness in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bitter may refer to: Resentment, negative emotion or attitude, similar to being jaded
Bitter
Methods of measurement of beer
The European Bitterness Units scale, often abbreviated as EBU, is a bitterness scale in which lower values are generally "less bitter" and higher values
Beer_measurement
2002 studio album by 36 Crazyfists
D. Taylor. "Bitterness the Star". AllMusic. Retrieved January 16, 2012. Deviant (December 29, 2009). "Review: 36 Crazyfists — Bitterness the Star". Sputnikmusic
Bitterness_the_Star
Species of plant in the gourd family
the shape and bitterness of the fruit. It's native range is distributed from Tropical and Subtropical Old World to South Pacific. Bitter melon originated
Momordica_charantia
2026 film by Pedro Almodóvar
Bitter Christmas (Spanish: Amarga Navidad) is a 2026 Spanish tragicomedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It stars Bárbara Lennie and Leonardo
Bitter_Christmas
Topics referred to by the same term
Bittering may refer to: Bittering agent Bittering, Norfolk This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bittering. If an internal
Bittering
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up bitter end in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bitter end or The Bitter End may refer to: Bitter end, the part of a rope used to form a knot The
Bitter_end
Australian brand of beer
XXX Sparkling Ale introduced in 1878. Currently sold brands include: XXXX Bitter, a 4.4% ABV Australian lager marketed under the brand XXXX. When ordering
XXXX_(beer)
2021 studio album by Evanescence
The Bitter Truth is the fifth studio album by American rock band Evanescence. After pandemic delays, it was released on March 26, 2021, through BMG Rights
The_Bitter_Truth
compound’s bitterness, including additional information about the bitterness category of the compound (e.g. a ‘bitter-sweet’ or ‘slightly bitter’ annotation)
BitterDB
English term for pale ale
Bitter is an English style of pale ale that varies in colour from gold to dark amber, and in strength typically from 3% to 5.5% alcohol by volume. The
Bitter_(beer)
Australian beer brand
Victoria Bitter (VB) is a lager produced by Carlton & United Breweries, a subsidiary of Asahi, in Melbourne, Victoria. It was first brewed by Thomas Aitken
Victoria_Bitter
Hybrid citrus plant
The bitter orange, sour orange, Seville orange, bigarade orange, or marmalade orange is the hybrid citrus tree species Citrus × aurantium, and its fruit
Bitter_orange
Topics referred to by the same term
Bitter Harvest may refer to: Bitter Harvest (1963 film), a film by Peter Graham Scott Bitter Harvest (1981 film), a television movie about contamination
Bitter_Harvest
Topics referred to by the same term
Bitter Honey may refer to: Bitter Honey, by Francis Pollock 1935 Bitter Honey, romantic novel by Helen Brooks (Rita Bradshaw) 1993 Bitter Honey (Grenki
Bitter_Honey
1992 film by Roman Polanski
Bitter Moon is a 1992 erotic romantic thriller film co-written and directed by Roman Polanski. It stars Peter Coyote, Emmanuelle Seigner, Hugh Grant and
Bitter_Moon
Soft drink flavor
Bitter lemon is a bitter lemon flavoured soft drink. Its signature taste is a result of inherently bitter lemon pith being reinforced by the bitter alkaloid
Bitter_lemon
Principle in artificial intelligence
The bitter lesson is the observation in artificial intelligence that, in the long run, general approaches that scale with available computational power
Bitter_lesson
Species of nut
produce seeds that are somewhat more bitter. The genetic basis for bitterness involves a single gene, the bitter flavour furthermore being recessive,
Almond
Talmudic passage and ethical principle
"The Heart Knows Its Own Bitterness" (Hebrew: לֵב יוֹדֵעַ מָרַּת נַפְשׁוֹ) is a sugya (passage) in the Babylonian Talmud's tractate Yoma, which discusses
The Heart Knows Its Own Bitterness
The_Heart_Knows_Its_Own_Bitterness
Type of beer brewed using a warm fermentation method
undertones due to the heavy concentration of esters. Generally low in bitterness, it exhibits a deep caramel colour, the shade of which may vary depending
Ale
Emotion consisting of a mixture of disappointment, disgust and anger
Resentment (also called ranklement or bitterness) is a complex, multilayered emotion that has been described as a mixture of disappointment, disgust and
Resentment
Flavoring agent
While many substances are bitter to a greater or lesser degree, a few substances are used specifically for their bitterness, especially to balance other
Bittering_agent
2006 video game
Victi: Blood Bitterness (or Vigil: Blood Bitterness) is a point-and-click adventure video game developed by French studio Freegamer and published by Microapplication
Vigil:_Blood_Bitterness
1949 film directed by Giuseppe De Santis
Bitter Rice (Italian: Riso amaro [ˈriːso aˈmaːro, ˈriːzo -]) is a 1949 Italian neorealist crime drama film directed and co-written by Giuseppe De Santis
Bitter_Rice
Traditional song
The Bitter Withy or Mary Mild (Roud #452) is an English folk song reflecting an unusual and apocryphal vernacular idea of Jesus Christ. The withy of the
The_Bitter_Withy
Topics referred to by the same term
up bittersweet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bittersweet, bitter-sweet, or bitter sweet may refer to: A vine in the nightshade family, Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet
Sense of chemicals on the tongue
their heightened sense of the taste of bitterness, and the presence of salt drowns out the taste of bitterness. Aftertastes arise after food has been
Taste
Species of vine
Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, vine of Sodom, or wild gourd, is a poisonous desert viny
Citrullus_colocynthis
2012 studio album by Murder by Death
Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon is the sixth full-length album by indie rock band Murder by Death released on September 25, 2012. Band Adam Turla – lead vocals
Bitter_Drink,_Bitter_Moon
Topics referred to by the same term
Bitter Suite may refer to: "Bitter Suite", a song on Marillion's album Misplaced Childhood Bitter Suite (album), a 1989 album from Hue & Cry "The Bitter
Bitter_Suite
German premium sports-luxury automobile marque
Erich Bitter Automobil GmbH (Bitter) is a premium sports-luxury automobile marque produced in Germany and later Austria. Founder Erich Bitter (1933–2023)
Bitter_Automotive
Secondary minerals of antimony oxide class
Bitter spar or bitter-spar (German: Bitterspat, Rautenspat) is a trivial, partly obsolete name for at least two carbonate minerals that are relatively
Bitter_spar
Index of plants with the same common name
Bitter vetch is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Vicia ervilia, called bitter vetch or ervil, an ancient grain legume crop of the Mediterranean
Bitter_vetch
Solenoid creating strong magnetic fields
A Bitter electromagnet or Bitter solenoid is a type of electromagnet invented in 1933 by American physicist Francis Bitter used in scientific research
Bitter_electromagnet
1998 studio album by Bob Ostertag
"Bob Ostertag: Like a Melody, No Bitterness > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2020. Like a Melody, No Bitterness (booklet). Bob Ostertag. San Diego
Like_a_Melody,_No_Bitterness
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up bitter, bitterness, sour, tangy, or tart in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. To be sour is to evoke the taste that detects acidity. Sour may also
Sour_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
iBus (Indore), BRT buses of Indore International Bitterness Units scale (IBUs), a measure of the bitterness of beer iBUS (device), a bus-monitoring and -management
Ibus
Topics referred to by the same term
Bitter Truth or similar, may mean: The Bitter Truth (film), 1917 film The Bitter Truth, 2021 album by Evanescence A Bitter Truth, 2011 novel by Caroline
Bitter_Truth
Beer or cider mixed with lemonade
beer with a sweet-tasting carbonated soft drink (in order to reduce the bitterness of the hops). The addition of soda lightens the color of the beer, hence
Shandy
Surname list
The surnames Bitter, de Bitter or Von Bitter may refer to: Billy Bitter (born 1988), an American lacrosse player Francis Bitter (1902–1967), an American
Bitter_(surname)
Additive used to impart a bitter taste
The European Bitterness Units scale, often abbreviated as EBU, is a bitterness scale in which lower values are generally "less bitter" and higher values
Bitterant
Place travelled through in the Exodus
are not spiritually free. Reaching Marah, the place of a well of bitter water, bitterness and murmuring, Israel receives a first set of divine ordinances
Marah_(Bible)
Saltwater lake that is part of the Suez Canal in Egypt
The Great Bitter Lake (Arabic: البحيرة المرة الكبرى; transliterated: al-Buḥayrah al-Murra al-Kubrā) is a large saltwater lake in Egypt which is part of
Great_Bitter_Lake
Index of plants with the same common name
Bitter wood is a common name for several trees, all from the family Simaroubaceae, and may refer to: The genus Picrasma of South & South-East Asia and
Bitter_wood
1993 single by My Dying Bride
"Unreleased Bitterness" is a song by English doom metal band My Dying Bride. The track contained in this release is an early rehearsal recording of the
Unreleased_Bitterness
Person with an elevated taste response
to bitterness, would represent an important advantage in avoiding potentially toxic plant alkaloids; however, an increased response to bitterness may
Supertaster
Topics referred to by the same term
Bitter Springs can refer to: Bitter Springs in Elsey National Park, Northern Territory, Australia Bitter Springs, Arizona, a native village in Arizona
Bitter_Springs
Concentrated bitters made of water, alcohol, herbs and spices
at the first narrowing of the Orinoco River. Beverages named "Angostura Bitter" or "Angobitter" are also offered from other brands (e.g., Riemerschmid
Angostura_bitters
Species of plant
related to common lettuce (L. sativa), and is often called wild lettuce, bitter lettuce, laitue vireuse, opium lettuce, poisonous lettuce, tall lettuce
Lactuca_virosa
Topics referred to by the same term
Bitter Life refers to: Bitter Life (TV series), Turkish TV series Bitter Life (film), 1962 Turkish film This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Bitter_Life
Topics referred to by the same term
Bitter & Twisted may refer to: Bitter & Twisted (album), a 2000 album by Area-7 Bitter & Twisted (film), a 2007 Australian film "Bitter and Twisted",
Bitter_&_Twisted
1997 studio album by Ann Beretta
Bitter Tongues is an album by Ann Beretta, released in 1997 via Fueled by Ramen. AllMusic wrote that "with some judicious pruning ... Bitter Tongues would
Bitter_Tongues
Mango cultivar
beak). Totapuri mango skin lacks the usual bitter taste of most mango skins or has a very slight bitterness and is consumed with the flesh traditionally
Totapuri
Boer guerilla faction (1900–1902)
negotiated peace and those who preferred to fight on to "the bitter end" (Afrikaans: bitter eind). The decision to continue the fight was given particular
Bittereinder
Alcoholic preparation flavored with botanical matter
traditionally an alcoholic preparation flavored with botanical matter for a bitter or bittersweet flavor. Originally, numerous longstanding brands of bitters
Bitters
Types of beer
of bitterness. Bitterness can be measured on an International Bitterness Units scale, and in North America a number of brewers record the bitterness on
Beer_style
Species of shrub
Eastern Nigeria. They are dried to reduce breakage before washing to reduce bitterness. In Eastern Nigeria, the water also serves as a stomachache remedy, and
Vernonia_amygdalina
Icelandic post-metal band
signed with Spinefarm Records in 2005. Their second album Masterpiece of Bitterness was released by Spinefarm later that year. The album received positive
Sólstafir
Topics referred to by the same term
Bitter Lake may refer to: Bitter Lake (Ontario), Canada Great Bitter Lake, Egypt Battle of Bitter Lakes, a 925 BCE conflict Bitter Lake (Day County, South
Bitter_Lake
Nigerian vegetable soup
State people. The soup is made from Editan leaf, a bitter leaf. Before being cooked the bitterness must be squeezed out. The editan leaf is believed to
Editan_(soup)
Species of plant
areas has become invasive. It is also known as common tansy, bitter buttons, cow bitter, or golden buttons.[citation needed] The Latin word vulgare means
Tansy
Beer manufactured by Molson Coors
background with a fruity edge. The unusual salts balance ensures that the bitterness isn’t dry." Cask conditioned Stones uses Challenger hops, and is dry hopped
Stones_Bitter
Trial by ordeal in the Hebrew Bible
he shall wash them off into the water of bitterness. Then he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that brings curses, so that the water which
Ordeal_of_the_bitter_water
Flower used to flavour beer and other beverages
They are used primarily as a bittering, flavouring, and stability agent in beer, to which, in addition to bitterness, they impart floral, fruity, or
Hops
Style of pale ale from Ireland
toffee-like sweetness. Irish red ales have a dry finish and a low to moderate bitterness of 15-30 IBU. Due to its sweet taste and relatively low alcohol content
Irish_red_ale
Book by Jerry Bledsoe
Bitter Blood: A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder (1988) is a non-fiction crime tragedy written by American author Jerry
Bitter_Blood
Topics referred to by the same term
Bitter Pill may refer to: Albums Bitter Pill (album), 2015 album by Irish singer-songwriter Gavin James Songs "Bitter Pill", a song by Soul Asylum from
Bitter_Pill
British beer
Boddingtons Bitter is a straw-golden bitter beer originally produced by Boddington & Co at their Strangeways Brewery in Manchester. It is now owned by
Boddingtons_Bitter
German automobile designer (1933–2023)
Erich Bitter (11 August 1933 – 10 July 2023) was a German automobile designer, road racing cyclist, and automobile racer. He was the founder of Bitter Automotive
Erich_Bitter
Liqueur made with the dried peels of the laraha citrus fruit
[better source needed] The liqueur has an orange-like flavour with varying degrees of bitterness. It is naturally colourless, but colouring, most commonly blue (often
Curaçao_(liqueur)
1936 book by British humorist A. P. Herbert
Mild and Bitter is a 1936 book by British humorist A. P. Herbert. It consists mainly of items first published in Punch; but also includes two first published
Mild_and_Bitter
Species of plant
fidelity. This is in reference to its curious property of combining extreme bitterness with surprising sweetness – hence its common name "bittersweet". This
Solanum_dulcamara
2006 studio album by the Fiery Furnaces
Bitter Tea is the fifth full-length album by the Fiery Furnaces, released on April 18, 2006, via Fat Possum in the U.S and Rough Trade in the UK. After
Bitter_Tea
Chocolate with high cocoa solid content
needed] Compared to other types of chocolate, dark chocolate has a more bitter and intense flavor, and is more reliant on the quality of its cocoa beans
Dark_chocolate
Ukrainian actor
Anton Bitter is a Brooklyn-based actor and jeweller. He is known for his role as Tom in Sean Baker's Palme d'Or and Academy Award-winning film Anora (2024)
Anton_Bitter
English rock band
The Bitter Springs are an English rock group from the London suburb of Teddington. The band evolved from Last Party, who had formed in 1985, with the name
The_Bitter_Springs
Toxic seed of the apricot
Two varieties of apricot kernels are used in Chinese cuisines; a more bitter northern variety and a sweeter southern one. In Cantonese cuisine the two
Apricot_kernel
Alcoholic drink made from fermented cereal grains
Hops contribute a bitterness that balances the sweetness of the malt; the bitterness of beers is measured on the International Bitterness Units scale. Hops
Beer
Second season of Avatar: The Last Airbender animation series
storytelling that will live long after the series' youngest fans are old and bitter. For the video and audio quality, Powers says "Season two generally looks
Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2
Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender_season_2
Species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae
Rumex obtusifolius, commonly known as bitter dock, broad-leaved dock, bluntleaf dock, dock leaf, dockens or butter dock, is a perennial plant in the family
Rumex_obtusifolius
American comics series
Bitter Root is an American comic book series, co-created by Sanford Greene, Chuck Brown and David F. Walker. Published by Image Comics, the series is set
Bitter_Root
1997 single by the Verve
"Bitter Sweet Symphony" is a song by the English rock band the Verve, released on 16 June 1997 by Hut Recordings and Virgin Records as the lead single
Bitter_Sweet_Symphony
Famine killing millions (1959–1961)
Accounting for Death Rate Discrepancies in Anhui and Jiangxi". Eating Bitterness: New Perspectives on China's Great Leap Forward and Famine. UBC Press
Great_Chinese_Famine
Species of plant
buckwheat, green buckwheat, ku qiao, Tatar buckwheat,[citation needed] or bitter buckwheat, is a domesticated food plant in the genus Fagopyrum in the family
Fagopyrum_tataricum
Topics referred to by the same term
Bitter Creek may refer to: Bitter Creek, Texas, a ghost town in Nolan County Bitter Creek (South Dakota) Bitter Creek (Utah), a tributary of the White
Bitter_Creek
1951 Greek film
Bitter Bread (Greek: Pikro psomi) is a 1951 Greek drama film directed by Grigoris Grigoriou and starring Eleni Zafeiriou, Inta Hristinaki and Michalis
Bitter_Bread
2000 studio album by Sentenced
Lopakka Tenkula 4:50 9. "One More Day" Lopakka Tenkula 5:12 10. "With Bitterness and Joy" Lopakka Tenkula 4:43 11. "My Slowing Heart" Lopakka Tenkula 5:57
Crimson_(Sentenced_album)
2026 Indian Kannada-language film
erratic behaviour, his friend DJ Joy repeatedly cleaning up after him. His bitterness toward love is rooted in a village‑days romance with Geetha: the film
Cult_(2026_film)
Species of fungus
Leucopaxillus gentianeus is a bitter-tasting, inedible mushroom commonly known as the bitter false funnelcap, or the bitter brown leucopaxillus. A common
Leucopaxillus_gentianeus
Type of ale
American-variety hops are used in amber ales with varying degrees of bitterness, although very few examples are particularly hoppy. Diacetyl is barely
Pale_ale
Chemical compound
potent bitter-masking activity by reducing from 10 to 40% the bitterness of salicin, amarogentin, paracetamol and quinine. However no bitter-masking
Homoeriodictyol
Irish brand of beer
variety of Guinness to be pasteurised, in 1930. 8% ABV. Guinness Bitter, an English-style bitter beer: 4.4% ABV. Guinness Extra Smooth, a smoother stout sold
Guinness
1957 autobiographical work by writer Lawrence Durrell
Bitter Lemons is an autobiographical work by writer Lawrence Durrell, describing the three years (1953–1956) he spent on the island of Cyprus. The book
Bitter_Lemons
2007 Moroccan film
of that tragic love remained etched in memory, suspended between the bitterness of orange marmalade and the dreams of a girl who longed for a faithful
The_Bitter_Orange
Fiji Bitter is one of the many beers manufactured in Fiji by Paradise Beverages (Fiji) Limited, a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Amatil. It is one of Fiji's widely
Fiji_Bitter
Index of plants with the same common name
Bitter ash is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Euonymus atropurpureus, native to the eastern United States and Canada Picrasma excelsa
Bitter_ash
Species of tree
Prunus emarginata, the bitter cherry or Oregon cherry, is a species of Prunus native to western North America. There are two varieties: Prunus emarginata
Prunus_emarginata
Italian wine-based cocktail
can be a bitter liqueur, a bitter apéritif, an amaro or a syrup. The original spritz veneziano (Italian: [ˈsprits venetˈtsjaːno]) uses the bitter apéritif
Spritz_(cocktail)
BITTERNESS
BITTERNESS
Girl/Female
German, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Teutonic
Loving Memory; Will-helmet; Bitterness
Girl/Female
Christian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Swedish
Sea of Bitterness; Rebellious or Bitter; Star of the Sea; Beloved
Girl/Female
British, English, Hebrew, Irish
Rhyming Variant of Molly; Bitterness; Star of the Sea; Small
Boy/Male
British, English
Sea of Bitterness
Girl/Female
Biblical
Drawing near to bitterness.
Girl/Female
Finnish, German
Sea of Bitterness; The Perfect One; Sea of Sorrow; Wished for Child; Rebellious; Star; Pearl; Similar to Mary
Girl/Female
Biblical
House of bitterness wiped out.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Bitterness.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Leopard, bitterness, rebellion.
Girl/Female
Biblical
The palm-tree, bitterness.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Bitterness, rebellious, changing.
Girl/Female
Afghan, American, German, Hebrew, Spanish
Beloved; Sea of Bitterness; Industrious; Variant of Maria
Girl/Female
Biblical Hebrew
Bitter, bitterness.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Bitterness, myrrh of death.
Girl/Female
French, German, Hebrew
Bitterness
Girl/Female
Biblical American Hebrew
Bitterness of the Lord.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Bitterness of a bramble.
Girl/Female
Dutch, German, Hebrew, Latin
Bitterness; Star of the Sea; Variant of Maria
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Sea of Bitterness; Blend of Marie or Mary and Lyn
Girl/Female
French, German, Hebrew
The Perfect One; Sea of Bitterness; Sea of Sorrow; Wished for Child; Rebellious; Star; Similar to Mary
BITTERNESS
BITTERNESS
Male
English
Contracted form of Latin Lucanus, LUCAS means "from Lucania," a region of southern Italy. Lucania probably comes from the word lux, meaning "light." In the bible, this is the name of a Gentile Christian who was a companion of Paul. Luke is the Anglicized form.
Biblical
noble; rulers
Surname or Lastname
English
English : origin uncertain. Perhaps a variant spelling of Weedon.
Girl/Female
Hindu
The Coral tree
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Hindu
Hopeful
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
One who Renews / Renovates / Refreshes
Surname or Lastname
English
English : origin uncertain. Perhaps a variant of Wheeless, or of Wheels, from Old English hwēol ‘wheel’, and so a topographic name for someone who lived near a waterwheel, or a metonymic occupational name for someone in charge of one.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ranjudeep | ரஂஜà¯à®¤à¯€à®ª
Light of victory
Boy/Male
Hindu
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n.
A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God.
n.
Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.
n.
Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
n.
Sharpness or severity, as of language or temper; irritating bitterness of disposition or manners.
v. t.
To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity.
n.
Bitterness.
n.
Bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor; as, to stir one's bile.
n.
The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of reproach or sarcasm; deep distress, grief, or vexation of mind.
a.
Full of bitterness.
n.
The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech.
n.
Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy.
n.
Extreme bitterness or malignity of disposition.
v. t.
To taint or impregnate with bitterness, malice, or hatred; to imbue as with venom; to imbitter.
n.
Anything extremely bitter; bitterness; rancor.
n.
Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.
v. t.
To free from bitterness.
n.
Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of temper, of language, of pain.
n.
A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng) has become so rare that the American (A. quinquefolia) has largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with a slight aromatic bitterness.