Synonyms for sour
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : souuhr, sou-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər |
Top 10 synonyms for sour Other synonyms for the word sour
- acerb
- acetic
- acetose
- acetous
- acidify
- acidulated
- astringent
- bad
- churlish
- crabby
- curdle
- curdled
- cutting
- cynical
- disagreeable
- discontented
- disenchant
- displeasing
- dry
- embittered
- envenom
- exasperate
- fermented
- green
- grouchy
- grudging
- ill-natured
- ill-tempered
- irritable
- jaundiced
- keen
- make sour
- musty
- on edge
- peevish
- peppery
- piquant
- pungent
- rancid
- rotten
- salty
- sharp
- soured
- sourish
- spoil
- stinging
- tart
- turn
- turn off
- turned
- ungenerous
- unhappy
- unpleasant
- unripe
- unsavory
- unwholesome
- vinegary
- waspish
- with a kick
Définition of sour
Origin :- Old English sur "sour, tart, acid, fermented," from Proto-Germanic *sura- "sour" (cf. Old Norse surr, Middle Dutch suur, Dutch zuur, Old High German sur, German Sauer), from PIE root *suro- "sour, salty, bitter" (cf. Old Church Slavonic syru, Russian syroi "moist, raw;" Lithuanian suras "salty," suris "cheese").
- French sur "sour, tart" (12c.) is a Germanic loan-word. Meaning :having a peevish disposition" is from early 13c. Sense in whisky sour (1885) is "with lemon added" (1862). Sour cream is attested from 1855.
- adj bad-tasting; gone bad
- adj in a bad mood
- verb alienate
- In Berry it is the women that are sour, but the wines are rich.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- And on his countenance there was a sour, querulous, resentful expression.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- It is not blood, but sour buttermilk that flows in their veins.'
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The bread was sour and the Italian butter rank and cheesy—often uneatable.
- Extract from : « Samuel Butler: A Sketch » by Henry Festing Jones
- And what about those fatal Apples, those two sour fruits of their Love?
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- You found upon that a general law, that all hard and green apples are sour; and that, so far as it goes, is a perfect induction.
- Extract from : « The Method By Which The Causes Of The Present And Past Conditions Of Organic Nature Are To Be Discovered.--The Origination Of Living Beings » by Thomas H. Huxley
- Goujet, who had noticed Gervaise's emotion, gave the newcomer a sour look.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- At last, with a sour look, he said that he must in any event satisfy M. Mouchel.
- Extract from : « The Fte At Coqueville » by Emile Zola
- He picked some apples by the road-side, but they were sour and hard.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 13, 1880 » by Various
- The water which is taken off is sour, and is called sure water: this is the proper leaven for the first steeping of the materials.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
Antonyms for sour
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