SuaviloquyToday’s word

tartness

Tartness, n.

The quality or state of being tart.

Syn. -- Acrimony; sourness; keenness; poignancy; severity; asperity; acerbity; harshness. See Acrimony.

Shades of meaning

Fernald has no entry of its own for tartness; he lists it under acrimony.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.