Spiciness

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being spicy.

    "A food that has both some sweet qualities and a hidden kick of spiciness may be described as swicy."

  2. 2
    behavior or language bordering on indelicacy wordnet
  3. 3
    the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored wordnet

Synonyms

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spicearomabitebouquetcoarsenessearthiness

Example

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"This has moderate spiciness but arouses appetite."

Etymology

From spicy + -ness.

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