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- Dictionarybittersweet/ˌbɪtəˈswiːt/
adjective
- 1. (of food or drink) sweet with a bitter aftertaste: "she sipped the bittersweet drink"
- 2. arousing pleasure tinged with sadness or pain: "bittersweet memories of his time in London"
noun
- 1. another term for woody nightshade (see nightshade)
- 2. an American climbing plant that bears clusters of bright orange pods.
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BITTERSWEET definition: 1. containing a mixture of sadness and happiness 2. tasting both bitter and sweet 3. containing a…. Learn more.
BITTERSWEET meaning: 1. containing a mixture of sadness and happiness 2. tasting both bitter and sweet 3. containing a…. Learn more.
The meaning of BITTERSWEET is something that is bittersweet; especially : pleasure accompanied by suffering or regret. How to use bittersweet in a sentence.
noun. 1. any of several North American woody climbing plants of the genus Celastrus, esp C. scandens, having orange capsules that open to expose scarlet-coated seeds: family Celastraceae. 2. another name for woody nightshade. adjective. 3. tasting of or being a mixture of bitterness and sweetness. 4. pleasant but tinged with sadness.
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.
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.
Definition of bittersweet adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
bittersweet meaning, definition, what is bittersweet: feelings, memories, or experiences that ...: Learn more.
1. Bitter and sweet at the same time: bittersweet chocolate. 2. Producing or expressing a mixture of pain and pleasure: a movie with a bittersweet ending. 3. Dark to deep reddish-orange. n. 1.
If you describe an experience as bittersweet, you mean that it has some happy aspects and some sad ones. 2. A bittersweet taste seems bitter and sweet at the same time.
