Astringence

//əˈstɹɪndʒ.əns// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of astringency. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "2008, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content 1239: “Good For Him, Really” I know I’m probably the laughingstock of this establishment, but I have to ask anyway, if only to feel the cleansing astringence of rejection."

  2. 2
    a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker wordnet

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acerbityacridityastringencyastringencybitter pillbitterness

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"2008, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content 1239: “Good For Him, Really” I know I’m probably the laughingstock of this establishment, but I have to ask anyway, if only to feel the cleansing astringence of rejection."

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