ˈbid.ə(r)nə̇s, ˈbitə- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English bitternesse, from Old English biternes, from biter bitter + -nes -ness — more at bitter
1. : the quality or state of being bitter
2. : something bitter
ˈbid.ə(r)nə̇s, ˈbitə- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English bitternesse, from Old English biternes, from biter bitter + -nes -ness — more at bitter
1. : the quality or state of being bitter
2. : something bitter
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012