bittersweet
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
Types & categories
- nightshade hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Solanum member holonym
Sense 2 adjective
tinged with sadness
a movie with a bittersweet ending
Related & opposite
- sad similar to
Sense 3 noun
twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
Types & categories
- vine hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Celastrus member holonym
Sense 4 adjective
having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness
Related & opposite
- tasty similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Solanum |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | nightshade |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sad |
| 3 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Celastrus |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | vine |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | tasty |