Synonyms for pungency
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : puhn-juhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌn dʒənt |
Top 10 synonyms for pungency Other synonyms for the word pungency
- acerbity
- acidity
- acridity
- acridness
- air
- astringency
- backlash
- bite
- bitterness
- body
- boot
- bouquet
- brackishness
- brininess
- causticity
- charm
- color
- effluvium
- efflux
- emanation
- essence
- excitement
- exhalation
- extract
- force
- fragrance
- get-up-and-go
- gusto
- guts
- hotness
- intensity
- interest
- jar
- kick
- musk
- nip
- pep
- pepper
- perfume
- piquancy
- punch
- pungence
- pungency
- redolence
- reek
- relish
- salt
- saltiness
- sapidity
- sapor
- sauce
- savor
- scent
- seasoning
- sharpness
- smack
- smell
- snap
- snuff
- sourness
- sparkle
- spice
- spiciness
- sprightliness
- stench
- stink
- sweetness
- tang
- tanginess
- tartness
- taste
- thrill
- tincture
- trail
- twang
- verve
- vim
- vinegariness
- vitality
- wallop
- whiff
- zap
- zest
- zing
- zip
Définition of pungency
Origin :- 1640s, from pungent + -cy.
- As in kick : noun power, strength
- As in odor : noun scent
- As in seasoning : noun flavoring for food
- As in spice : noun flavor, zest
- As in tang : noun biting taste or odor
- As in zest : noun taste, flavor
- As in bitterness : noun sourness
- As in raciness : noun sharpness
- As in acidity : noun bitterness
- As in sapor : noun flavor
- As in flavor : noun odor and taste
- An illustration, like a funny story, loses its pungency if it requires a scholium.
- Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
- At the same instant came an elusive whiff of pungency on the chill.
- Extract from : « The House in the Water » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- Ripe berries lose in pungency and also fall off and are lost.
- Extract from : « Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 3 [March 1901] » by Various
- It is the flavour of all things like the pungency of pepper.
- Extract from : « The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2) » by Valmiki
- Taste the residue and cayenne may be recognized by its pungency.
- Extract from : « Detection of the Common Food Adulterants » by Edwin M. Bruce
- Mr Thresh succeeded in obtaining an alkaloid from the capsicum, but this was entirely wanting in acridity and pungency.
- Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
- How the freshness of this seasoning contrasts with the pungency of the spices which relieve it!
- Extract from : « Luxury-Gluttony: » by Eugne Sue
- There is a liveliness and pungency to this water which makes it a pleasant beverage.
- Extract from : « Saratoga and How to See It » by R. F. Dearborn
- But there was a dense cloud of cigar smoke in the room, and mingled with its pungency were sweeter scents.
- Extract from : « Dope » by Sax Rohmer
- It is full of quiet, sometimes grim, humour; of picturesque and witty touches; of pungency and irony.
- Extract from : « An Introduction to the Study of Browning » by Arthur Symons
Antonyms for pungency
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