Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sour
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sour
Entailment of verb sour
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sour
2 senses of sour
Sense 1
sour, turn, ferment, work
=> change state, turn
Sense 2
sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify
=> change taste
Familiarity of verb sour
sour used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sour
Sense 1
sour, turn, ferment, work
=> change state, turn
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Sense 2
sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify
=> change taste
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Grep of noun sour
sour
sour-gum family
sour cherry
sour cherry tree
sour cream
sour dock
sour fig
sour gourd
sour grapes
sour grass
sour gum
sour mash
sour mash whiskey
sour orange
sour salt
sourball
sourbread
source
source book
source code
source language
source materials
source of illumination
source program
sourdine
sourdough
sourdough bread
soured cream
souring
sourness
sourpuss
soursop
soursop tree
sourwood
whiskey sour
whisky sour
Overview of noun sour
The noun sour has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. sour -- (a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar)
2. sour, sourness, tartness -- (the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth)
3. sourness, sour, acidity -- (the property of being acidic)
Overview of verb sour
The verb sour has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) sour, turn, ferment, work -- (go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out")
2. (1) sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify -- (make sour or more sour)
Overview of adj sour
The adj sour has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) sour, rancid -- (smelling of fermentation or staleness)
2. sour -- (having a sharp biting taste)
3. sour -- (one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons)
4. off sour, turned -- (in an unpalatable state; "sour milk")
5. false, off-key, sour -- (inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key")
6. dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen -- (showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd")
Antonyms of adj sour
6 senses of sour
Sense 1
sour, rancid
INDIRECT (VIA malodorous) -> fragrant
Sense 2
sour (vs. sweet)
sweet (vs. sour)
=> cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly
=> sweetish
Sense 3
sour
INDIRECT (VIA tasteful) -> tasteless
Sense 4
off sour, turned
INDIRECT (VIA soured) -> unsoured
Sense 5
false, off-key, sour
INDIRECT (VIA inharmonious) -> harmonious
Sense 6
dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen
INDIRECT (VIA ill-natured) -> good-natured
Similarity of adj sour
6 senses of sour
Sense 1
sour, rancid
=> malodorous (vs. fragrant)
Sense 2
sour (vs. sweet)
=> acerb, acerbic, astringent, sharp
=> acetose, acetous, vinegary
=> acidic, acidulent, acidulous
=> acidulated
=> lemony, lemonlike, sourish, tangy, tart
=> subacid
Also See-> dry#5; soured#1; tasteful#2
Sense 3
sour
=> tasteful (vs. tasteless)
Sense 4
off sour, turned
=> soured (vs. unsoured)
Sense 5
false, off-key, sour
=> inharmonious (vs. harmonious), unharmonious
Sense 6
dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen
=> ill-natured (vs. good-natured)
Attributes of adj sour
Familiarity of adj sour
sour used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6)
Grep of adj sour
sour
sourdough
soured
sourish
Overview of noun sour
The noun sour has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. sour -- (a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar)
2. sour, sourness, tartness -- (the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth)
3. sourness, sour, acidity -- (the property of being acidic)
Overview of verb sour
The verb sour has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) sour, turn, ferment, work -- (go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out")
2. (1) sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify -- (make sour or more sour)
Overview of adj sour
The adj sour has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) sour, rancid -- (smelling of fermentation or staleness)
2. sour -- (having a sharp biting taste)
3. sour -- (one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons)
4. off sour, turned -- (in an unpalatable state; "sour milk")
5. false, off-key, sour -- (inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key")
6. dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen -- (showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd")
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