Home › Words › T › tartnesstartnesstartness means the characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tartness ranks #7,524 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Middle English *tartnesse, from Old English teartnes (“sharpness, severity, asperity”), equivalent to tart + -ness.nounThe characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tartish 75% match — Mildly or slightly tart. vs tartness →tartly 74% match — In a tart manner; sourly or bitterly. vs tartness →tartiness 72% match — The quality of being tarty. vs tartness →tarten 70% match — To make tart or bitter vs tartness →acerbity 69% match — Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit. vs tartness →acid 68% match — Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. vs tartness →tartarlike 65% match — Resembling or characteristic of tartar. vs tartness →bitterness 65% match — The quality of having a bitter taste. vs tartness →