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bittersweet

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but painful.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America

    noun.plant

    Synonyms bittersweet nightshade climbing nightshade deadly nightshade poisonous nightshade solanum dulcamara woody nightshade

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

    noun.plant

    Synonyms american bittersweet celastrus scandens climbing bittersweet false bittersweet shrubby bittersweet staff vine waxwork

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. Anything which is bittersweet.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. tinged with sadness

    adj.all

    Examples
    A movie with a bittersweet ending.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness

    adj.all

    Synonyms semisweet

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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