Sekirov Dictionary

bittersweet

/ˈbɪtɚˌswit/

noun 6
adjective 3
forms 3

noun6

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Bittersweetness.
- I had once before visited these three villages, Skedans, Tanoo and Cumshewa. The bitter-sweet of their overwhelming loneliness created a longing to return to them. — 1941
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(US) A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruit that open to reveal red seeds.
- Over by the creek-bed scarlet-flamed sumac shouldered the silver-green of the willows, and orange-colored bittersweet crept through the tangle of wild plums. — 1935
A pinkish-orange color. Any color in between scarlet and orange.
Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara).
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A variety of apple with a bittersweet taste.
- "They had a good crop of bitter-sweets, they couldn’t grind them all"—nodding towards an orchard where some heaps of apples had been left lying ever since the ingathering. — 1886
Any variety of clam in the family Glycymerididae

adjective3

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Both bitter and sweet.
- The dark green mooncake is loaded with matcha-infused salted egg yolk custard, which gives a bittersweet taste. — 2016
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(figurative) Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure.
- The break-up was very bittersweet; they both hurt to end it, but were glad it was over.
Of bittersweet color (see the noun section, below).

forms

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