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Learn the meaning of bittersweet as a noun and an adjective, with examples of usage and word history. Find out the difference between bittersweet and irony, and explore related words and articles.
Bittersweet is an adjective that describes something that has both positive and negative aspects, or something that tastes both bitter and sweet. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in different languages.
Bittersweet is an adjective that describes something that has both positive and negative aspects, or that tastes both bitter and sweet. Learn how to use it in different contexts, see examples from news sources, and find translations in other languages.
Bittersweet is another name for Solanum dulcamara, or woody nightshade, a creeping, vine-like plant that can be poisonous in large quantities. Bittersweet could also refer to any climbing plant of the genus Celastrus .
Bittersweet is an adjective that means bringing pleasure mixed with the feeling of being sad, or bitter and sweet at the same time. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, and pronunciation with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app.
Bittersweet means happy and sad at the same time, or both sweet and bitter at the same time. Learn more about this word and see how it is used in sentences from the corpus.
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.
