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Adjective bittersweet has 2 senses
- bittersweet - tinged with sadness; "a movie with a bittersweet ending"
Antonym: glad (indirect, via sad)
- bittersweet, semisweet - having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness
Antonym: tasteless (indirect, via tasteful)
Noun bittersweet has 2 senses
- bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara - poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
--1 is a kind of nightshade
--1 is a member of Solanum, genus Solanum
- bittersweet, American bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork, Celastrus scandens - twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
--2 is a kind of vine
--2 is a member of Celastrus, genus Celastrus
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