Defenition of the word bittersweet
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Defenition of the word bittersweet
- Both bitter and sweet.
- Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure.
- tinged with sadness; "a movie with a bittersweet ending"
- twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
- poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
- having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness
- twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
- tinged with sadness
Synonyms for the word bittersweet
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- American bittersweet
- bittersweet nightshade
- Celastrus scandens
- climbing bittersweet
- climbing nightshade
- deadly nightshade
- false bittersweet
- poisonous nightshade
- semisweet
- shrubby bittersweet
- Solanum dulcamara
- staff vine
- waxwork
- woody nightshade
Similar words in the bittersweet
Meronymys for the word bittersweet
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- Celastrus
- genus Celastrus
- genus Solanum
- Solanum
Hypernyms for the word bittersweet
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