Pungency

/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənsi/

Synonyms for "pungency" (84 found)

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Noun(5 words)

sharpness acerbity acridness bitebiting wit

acerbity acescency acidity acidulousness acridity acridness asperity astringence astringencybitter pillbitterness brilliance

Strong matches (25)

causticity cleverness dash dryness edge facetiousness funniness gallgall and wormwoodgreenness harshness headiness humorousness hyperacidity jocoseness jocularity joking joshing keen-wittedness keenness

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Noun(4 words)

causticity intensity irritancyirritant strength

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More general

16 entries

chemical propertyhumor humourirritant propertymeasurement odorolfactory propertyrhetorical qualitysensory intensityspice spicery spiciness tone wit witticism wittiness

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8 entries

biting witcaustic sensationgarlic odorirritant effectonion odorpungency indexscathing critiquescoville units

Collocations

6 entries

acrid pungencypepper pungencypungency indexpungency scalepungent odorstrong pungency

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

pungencies pungent pungently

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