amertume
French, noun/a.mɛʁ.tym/
amertume is spelled A-M-E-R-T-U-M-E (8 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written French, the 14,436th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amertume is a French feminine noun meaning “bitterness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Saveur de ce qui est amer”.
What does amertume mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebitterness
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Saveur de ce qui est amer. 2. Ce qu’il y a de mordant, d’offensant dans des écrits ou des discours. 3. Âpre tristesse ; douleur ; humiliation ; nostalgie ; regret ou ressentiment suite à une désillusion.
noun: 1. Personne remplie d’amertume.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of amertume
- amertumes plural
- amertumés plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce amertume?
- /a.mɛʁ.tym/
- \a.mɛʁ.tym\
- \a.mɛʁ.ty.me\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to amertume
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is amertume in French?
amertume appears 3.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).