bitterness
/ˈbɪtənəs/noun
Middle School
1
The quality of having a bitter taste.
2
The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment; the quality of exhibiting such feelings.
3
The quality of eliciting a bitter, humiliating or harsh feeling.
4
Harsh cold.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing