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Detailed Synonyms for bittersweet in English

bittersweet:

bittersweet adj

  1. bittersweet
  2. bittersweet
    – tinged with sadness 1
    bittersweet
    – tinged with sadness 1
  3. bittersweet
    – having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness 1
    bittersweet; semisweet
    – having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness 1

bittersweet [the ~] noun

  1. the bittersweet
    – twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds 1
    the bittersweet; the waxwork; the shrubby bittersweet; the climbing bittersweet; the American bittersweet; the staff vine; the false bittersweet; the Celastrus scandens
    – twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds 1
  2. the bittersweet
    – poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America 1
    the bittersweet; the Solanum dulcamara; the woody nightshade; the deadly nightshade; the bittersweet nightshade; the poisonous nightshade; the climbing nightshade
    – poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America 1

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Related Definitions for "bittersweet":

  1. tinged with sadness1
    • a movie with a bittersweet ending1
  2. having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness1
  3. twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds1
  4. poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America1

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