Acidity \A*cid"i*ty\, n. [L. acidites, fr. acidus: cf. F. acidit['e]. See {Acid}.] The quality of being sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste; as, the acidity of lemon juice.
acidity n 1: the property of being acidic [syn: {sourness}, {sour}] 2: the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth [syn: {acidulousness}] 3: pH values below 7 [ant: {alkalinity}]