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- DictionaryBit·ter·sweet/ˈbidərˌswēt/
adjective
- 1. (of food, drink, or flavor) sweet with a bitter aftertaste.
noun
- 1. another term for woody nightshade (see nightshade)
- 2. an American climbing plant that bears clusters of bright orange pods.
The meaning of BITTERSWEET is something that is bittersweet; especially : pleasure accompanied by suffering or regret. How to use bittersweet in a sentence.
Bittersweet describes something that tastes both harsh or acrid and sugary, such as a chocolate with less sugar, intended for baking into something sweet, like a cake. Bittersweet also describes something that is both pleasant and regretful, such as graduating from high school.
BITTERSWEET meaning: 1. containing a mixture of sadness and happiness 2. tasting both bitter and sweet 3. containing a…. Learn more.
BITTERSWEET definition: 1. containing a mixture of sadness and happiness 2. tasting both bitter and sweet 3. containing a…. Learn more.
The adjective bittersweet describes a taste that is a blend of bitter and sweet. Bittersweet chocolate, for example, contains more chocolate and less sugar than milk chocolate or even semisweet chocolate.
1. both bitter and sweet to the taste: bittersweet chocolate. 2. both pleasant and painful or regretful: a bittersweet memory. n. 3. a climbing or trailing plant, Solanum dulcamara, of the nightshade family, having small, violet, star-shaped flowers with a protruding yellow center and scarlet berries.
noun. Any of various woody vines of the genus Celastrus, especially C. scandens, native to North America, and C. orbiculata, an eastern Asian species that is widespread in North America, having small, round, yellow-orange fruits that open at maturity to expose red seeds. American Heritage.