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- DictionarySour/ˈsouər/
adjective
- 1. having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar: "she sampled the wine and found it was sour"
- 2. feeling or expressing resentment, disappointment, or anger: "she was quite a different woman from the sour, bored creature I had known"
noun
- 1. a drink made by mixing an alcoholic beverage with lemon juice or lime juice: "a rum sour"
verb
- 1. make or become sour: "water soured with tamarind"
The meaning of SOUR is being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice. How to use sour in a sentence.
having a sharp, sometimes unpleasant, taste or smell, like a lemon, and not sweet: These plums are a bit sour. Fewer examples. I used sour cream in the soup. Add extra sugar if the rhubarb is too sour. I love the sour taste of limes. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
adjective. having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart. rendered acid or affected by fermentation; fermented. producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, salt, or sweet. a sour smell. distasteful or disagreeable; unpleasant.
If something is sour, it has a tangy or sharp flavor, like a lemon. Your brother may love the taste of limes, while they're way too sour for you.
sour (of a taste) bitter like the taste of a lemon or of fruit that is not ready to eat; (of food or drink) having a sour taste: Too much pulp produces a sour wine. acrid (of a smell or taste) strong and unpleasant; (of smoke) having an acrid smell: acrid smoke from burning tyres
Something that is sour has a sharp, unpleasant taste like the taste of a lemon. The stewed apple was sour even with honey. Synonyms: sharp , acid , tart , bitter More Synonyms of sour
sour (of a taste) like the taste of a lemon or of fruit that is not ripe; (of food or drink) having a sour taste: Too much pulp produces a sour wine. pungent (of a taste or smell) very strong, like the taste or smell of garlic or mustard: the pungent taste of onions
sour. [intransitive, transitive] (of relationships, attitudes, people, etc.) to change so that they become less pleasant or friendly than before; to make something do this. The atmosphere at the house soured.
n., v. adj. 1. having an acid taste resembling that of vinegar or lemon juice; tart. 2. rendered acid or affected by fermentation; fermented. 3. producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, salt, or sweet. 4. characteristic of something fermented: a sour smell.
SOUR meaning: 1. having a sharp, sometimes unpleasant, taste or smell, like a lemon, and not sweet: 2…. Learn more.
