pungency
pun·gen·cy
noun \ˈpən-jən(t)-sē\Definition of PUNGENCY
: the quality or state of being pungent
Examples of PUNGENCY
- <the pungency of the vinegar gives the salad dressing the kick that it needs>
- <theatergoers have long delighted in the pungency and wit of the play's dialogue>
First Known Use of PUNGENCY
1649
Related to PUNGENCY
Related Words: ginger, punch, spice, tang; raucousness, severeness, severity, shrillness, virulence, vitriol; cattiness, maliciousness; pointedness, thorniness
Near Antonyms: gentleness, kindliness
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