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- Dictionarybit·ter·sweet/ˈbidərˌswēt/
adjective
- 1. (of food, drink, or flavor) sweet with a bitter aftertaste.
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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The meaning of BITTERSWEET is something that is bittersweet; especially : pleasure accompanied by suffering or regret. How to use bittersweet in a sentence.
BITTERSWEET definition: 1. containing a mixture of sadness and happiness 2. tasting both bitter and sweet 3. containing a…. Learn more.
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.
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.
BITTERSWEET meaning: 1. containing a mixture of sadness and happiness 2. tasting both bitter and sweet 3. containing a…. Learn more.
bittersweet. (bɪtəʳswiːt ) also bitter-sweet. 1. adjective. If you describe an experience as bittersweet, you mean that it has some happy aspects and some sad ones. ...bittersweet memories of his first appearance for the team. 2. adjective. A bittersweet taste seems bitter and sweet at the same time. ...a wine with a bitter-sweet flavour.
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.
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.
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.