Bittersweet, bitter-sweet, or bitter sweet may refer to:

Biology

* A vine in the nightshade family, ''

Solanum dulcamara ''Solanum dulcamara'' is a species of vine in the genus ''Solanum'' (which also includes the potato and the tomato) of the family Solanaceae. Common names include bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, bitter nightshade, blue bindweed, Amara Dulci ...

'' * Some species of vines in the genus ''Celastrus'', including

American bittersweet ''Celastrus scandens'', commonly called American bittersweet or bittersweet, is a species of ''Celastrus'' that blooms mostly in June and is commonly found on rich, well-drained soils of woodlands. It is a sturdy perennial vine that may have tw ...

(''C. scandens'') and

Oriental bittersweet ''Celastrus orbiculatus'' is a woody vine of the family Celastraceae. It is commonly called Oriental bittersweet, as well as Chinese bittersweet, Asian bittersweet, round-leaved bittersweet, and Asiatic bittersweet. It is native to China, wh ...

(''C. orbiculatus'') *

Glycymerididae Glycymerididae, often misspelled as Glycymeridae, common names dog cockles or bittersweets, is a worldwide family of salt water clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Arcida. They are related to the ark clams. This family contains 45 extan ...

family of shellfish, saltwater clams known as bittersweets or Dog cockles

Film and television

* ''Bitter Sweet'' (1933 film), a 1933 film based on the Noël Coward operetta * ''Bitter Sweet'' (1940 film), a 1940 film based on the Noël Coward operetta * ''Bitter Sweet'' (2009 film), a 2009 Thai-American romantic comedy film * ''Bittersweet'' (2020 film), a 2020 Indian drama film * ''Bitter Sweet'' (TV series), a 2015 Taiwanese television series * ''Sweetbitter'' (TV series), a 2018 American television series

Literature

* '' Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole'', a 2022 book by American author Susan Cain

Music

* ''Bitter Sweet'' (operetta), a 1929 operetta in three acts written by Noël Coward * Bitter:Sweet, an electronic indie rock band from Los Angeles *

The Bittersweets The Bittersweets are an alternative country duo from Nashville, Tennessee, founded by singer-songwriter Chris Meyers (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and Hannah Prater (vocals, guitar) in 2005. They frequently tour venues and festivals in the South ...

, an American music duo

Albums

* ''Bittersweet'', a 1972 album by Chairmen of the Board, or the title song * ''Bitter Sweet'' (The Main Ingredient album), 1972 * ''Bitter Sweet'' (King album), 1985 * ''Bittersweet'', a 1993 album by

Clifford T. Ward Clifford Thomas Ward (10 February 1944 – 18 December 2001) was an English singer-songwriter, best known for his career as a solo artist. Ward's 1973 album '' Home Thoughts'' remains his best known recording and he had hit singles with "G ...

* ''BitterSweet'', a 1993 album by

Stephanie Nakasian Stephanie Nakasian (born August 29, 1954) is an American jazz vocalist and voice teacher. Biography Early life Born in Washington, D.C., Nakasian grew up in Bronxville, New York. She studied classical piano and violin, sang in choirs, and stud ...

* Bitter Sweet (Kim Richey album), 1997 * ''Bittersweet'', a 1998 album by

Jenny Choi Jenny Choi is an American singer and cellist, who founded the Asians in Rock tour, and is the lead singer of the two-piece Chicago band, Sanawon. For many years she performed solo at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (where she ...

* ''Bittersweet'', a 2000 repackaging of the '' Wind on the Water'' by Crosby & Nash * ''Bitter Sweet'' (Casiopea album), 2000 * ''Bittersweet'' (Blu Cantrell album), 2003 * ''Bittersweet'', a 2009 album by David Rhodes * ''Bittersweet'' (Mark Isham and Kate Ceberano album), 2009 * ''Bittersweet'' (Life On Planet 9 album), 2011 * ''Bittersweet'' (Kasey Chambers album), 2014 * ''Bitter-Sweet'' (Bryan Ferry album), 2018

EPs

* ''Bittersweet'' (Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties EP), 2016 * ''Bitter Sweet'' (Majeeed EP), 2022

Songs

* "Bitter-Sweet", a 1974 song by Roxy Music from the album '' Country Life'' * "Bitter-Sweet", a 2011 song by Alexandra Stan from the album ''

Saxobeats ''Saxobeats'' is the debut studio album recorded by Romanian singer and songwriter Alexandra Stan, released on 29 August 2011 by Play On Records. It was mainly written and produced by Marcel Prodan and Andrei Nemirschi, who recorded it at their Ma ...

'' * "Bittersweet", the debut single by

New Model Army The New Model Army was a standing army formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians during the First English Civil War, then disbanded after the Stuart Restoration in 1660. It differed from other armies employed in the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Th ...

from 1983 * "Bittersweet" (Hoodoo Gurus song), 1985 * "Bittersweet" (Big Head Todd and the Monsters song), 1993 * "Bittersweet" (Fuel song), 1998 * "Bittersweet" (Apocalyptica song), 2004 * "Bittersweet", a 2004 song by Falling Up from the 2004 album ''Crashings'' * "Bitter Sweet", a song by Entwine from the 2004 album ''

DiEversity Entwine was a Finnish gothic metal band from Lahti, Finland. Entwine played their last gig 9.Nov.2019 at Lahti History Entwine was originally assembled under the name ''Kaamos'' in 1995 by guitarist and vocalist Tom Mikkola, drummer Aksu Hanttu ...

'' * "Bittersweet", a song by Within Temptation that appears on the 2003 German edition of ''

Mother Earth Mother Earth may refer to: *The Earth goddess in any of the world's mythologies *Mother goddess *Mother Nature, a common personification of the Earth and its biosphere as the giver and sustainer of life Written media and literature *Mother Earth ...

'' * "Bittersweet" (Miz song), 2006 * "Bittersweet" (Fantasia song), 2010 * "Bittersweet" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor song), 2010 * "Bittersweet", a song by Ellie Goulding from the 2012 soundtrack to '' Breaking Dawn – Part 2'' * "Bittersweet" (Arashi song), 2014 *"Bittersweet", a 2021 song by Mingyu and Wonwoo of

Seventeen Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese m ...

Others

Backhanded compliment An insult is an expression or statement (or sometimes behavior) which is disrespectful or scornful. Insults may be intentional or accidental. An insult may be factual, but at the same time pejorative, such as the word "inbred". Jocular ex ...

Bittersweet chocolate Chocolate is a food product made from roasted and ground cocoa pods mixed with fat (e.g. cocoa butter) and powdered sugar to produce a solid confectionery. There are several types of chocolate, classified primarily according to the proportion ...

* Bittersweet (color), a pinkish shade of the color orange (#FE6F5E) *

Bittersweet Creek Bittersweet Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Some say Bittersweet Creek received its name from the peculiar taste of its water, while others believe an abundance of the bittersweet plant caused the name to be selected. See al ...

, a stream in South Dakota * Bittersweet (Franklin, Louisiana), listed on the NRHP in Louisiana *

Humblebrag Harris Lee Wittels (April 20, 1984 – February 19, 2015) was an American comedian. He was a writer for ''The Sarah Silverman Program'', a writer and executive producer for ''Parks and Recreation'', and a recurring guest on ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' ...

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