SMELL WORD · SHARP AND BITTER
Bitter
Sharp, peel-like, roasted or green-edged aromatic character.
Spanish (pilot): Amargo · pending native-speaker review
citrus · bright · bitter · green
Open entry →Smell entry · Type: ExperienceCoffeeroasted · warm · bitter · dark
Open entry →Smell entry · Type: SourceTomato Leafgreen · leafy · sharp · bitter
Open entry →Smell entry · Type: SourceLemon Zestcitrus · bright · sharp · bitter
Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Food / ExperienceDark Chocolateroasted · bitter · dark · warm
Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Source / FoodGrapefruit Peelcitrus · bitter · bright · sharp
Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Food / MaterialCocoa Powdercocoa · dry · bitter · roasted
Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Food / Overheated StateBurnt Toastburnt · dry · bitter · smoky
Open entry →Close words
SmellBook uses “bitter” as descriptive language, not as a precise lab measurement. People can apply the same word differently depending on context and experience.
Often used with bitter
- Citrus: 3 of 8 entries
- Fruity: 3 of 8 entries
- Roasted: 3 of 8 entries
- Dry: 2 of 8 entries
- Fresh: 2 of 8 entries
- Green: 2 of 8 entries
Counts of Atlas entries described by both words. They show how SmellBook's entries use the vocabulary, not how people perceive smells, and they change as entries are added. All counts (JSON)
Permanent identifier smellbook:descriptor:bitter · This record and its links as data (JSON)
Cite as SmellBook. (2026). Bitter (descriptor). SmellBook knowledge graph, dataset release of 2026-11-11. smellbook:descriptor:bitter. https://smellbook.com/descriptors/bitter
Dataset history In the SmellBook dataset since the first of three dataset releases of 2026-09-30; changed in the first of two dataset releases of 2026-10-01 (localized names).