Definition of Bittersweet. Meaning of Bittersweet. Synonyms of Bittersweet

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Definition of Bittersweet

Bittersweet
Bittersweet Bit"ter*sweet`, a. Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but painful.
Bittersweet
Bittersweet Bit"ter*sweet`, n. 1. Anything which is bittersweet. 2. A kind of apple so called. --Gower. 3. (Bot.) (a) A climbing shrub, with oval coral-red berries (Solanum dulcamara); woody nightshade. The whole plant is poisonous, and has a taste at first sweetish and then bitter. The branches are the officinal dulcamara. (b) An American woody climber (Celastrus scandens), whose yellow capsules open late in autumn, and disclose the red aril which covers the seeds; -- also called Roxbury waxwork.

Meaning of Bittersweet from wikipedia

- Look up bittersweet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bittersweet, bitter-sweet, or bitter sweet may refer to: A vine in the nightshade family, Solanum...
- and the tomato) of the family Solanaceae. Common names include bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, bitter nightshade, blue bindweed, Amara Dulcis, climbing...
- commonly called Oriental bittersweet, as well as Chinese bittersweet, Asian bittersweet, round-leaved bittersweet, and Asiatic bittersweet. It is native to China...
- A Bittersweet Life (Korean: 달콤한 인생; RR: Dalkomhan insaeng; lit. "The Sweet Life") is a 2005 South Korean neo-noir action drama film written and directed...
- "Bittersweet Goodbye" is a song by English musician Issey Cross, released on 30 June 2023. The song was produced by Australian musician Luude, and is...
- Afterlife soundtrack. In March 2023, she released the pop rock extended play Bittersweet 16. Grace was born on June 25, 2006, in Grapevine, Texas, United States...
- Celastrus scandens, commonly called American bittersweet or bittersweet, is a species of Celastrus that blooms mostly in June and is commonly found on...
- from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2018. "The Bittersweet Symphony dispute is over". BBC News. 23 May 2019. Archived from the original...
- Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay (1986) is the first book of criticism by the Canadian poet, essayist, translator, and classicist Anne Carson. A reworking...
- Bittersweet Symphony is a 2019 American-British drama film, written and directed by Jamie Adams. It stars Suki Waterhouse, Jennifer Grey, Poppy Delevingne...