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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.
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.
Bittersweet means containing a mixture of sadness and happiness, or tasting both bitter and sweet. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.
Bittersweet means containing a mixture of sadness and happiness, or tasting both bitter and sweet. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.
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.
Bittersweet means bringing pleasure mixed with the feeling of being sad. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation, grammar and synonyms from Oxford University Press.
Learn the adjective and noun meanings of bittersweet, a word that describes something that is both bitter and sweet, or a type of vine or color. See synonyms, examples, and origin of bittersweet.
Bittersweet can mean a type of cider, a plant, or an adjective for something that has both pleasant and unpleasant aspects. Learn more about its origin, pronunciation, frequency and related words in the Oxford English Dictionary.
a bittersweet memory. noun Also called woody nightshade . 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.
