Synonyms for bittersweet
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : adjective bit-er-sweet, bit-er-sweet; noun bit-er-sweet |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˌbɪt ərˈswit, ˈbɪt ərˌswit; noun ˈbɪt ərˌswit |
Top 10 synonyms for bittersweet Other synonyms for the word bittersweet
- bloodshot
- blush
- brick
- burgundy
- cantaloupe
- carmine
- carrot
- cerise
- cherry
- chestnut
- claret
- copper
- coral
- dahlia
- florid
- flushed
- fuchsia
- garnet
- geranium
- healthy
- inflamed
- infrared
- magenta
- peach
- pink
- puce
- red-yellow
- roseate
- rosy
- rubicund
- ruby
- ruddy
- rufescent
- russet
- rust
- salmon
- sanguine
- scarlet
- tangerine
- titian
- vermilion
Définition of bittersweet
Origin :- also bitter-sweet, late 14c. as a noun; used especially in Middle English of a type of apple, from bitter (adj.) + sweet (adj.). As an adjective, attested from 1610s.
- As in orange : noun combination of red and yellow
- As in red : noun color of blood; shade resembling such a color
- It pleased him in a bittersweet way to see that she shared his unhappiness.
- Extract from : « The Saracen: Land of the Infidel » by Robert Shea
- Then there is bittersweet, another wild vine that we gather in the fall.
- Extract from : « Mother Nature's Toy-Shop » by Lina Beard
- Then there are the orange berries of bittersweet and the red ones of holly.
- Extract from : « The Child's Rainy Day Book » by Mary White
- Other finches like bittersweet, sorrel, and amaranth, all of which we are glad to have them eat.
- Extract from : « The Children's Book of Birds » by Olive Thorne Miller
- Whenever Verlaine speaks of his childhood, there is a gleam like a bittersweet smile.
- Extract from : « Paul Verlaine » by Stefan Zweig
- These are the memories that are bittersweet beyond the compass of halting words.
- Extract from : « Shandygaff » by Christopher Morley
- There was no penance, how bittersweet soever, could make him a little worthy of her.
- Extract from : « Zuleika Dobson » by Max Beerbohm
- Around the case he planted wild clematis, bittersweet, and wild-grapevines, and trained them over it until it was almost covered.
- Extract from : « Freckles » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- The sketch on this page is from a spray of bittersweet before the leaves have dropped.
- Extract from : « Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) » by Hugo B. Froehlich
- Wheel-shaped or rotate and five-parted corolla of Bittersweet, Solanum Dulcamara.
- Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
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