Defenition of the word pungency

• Defenition of the word pungency

  • having an acrid smell
  • a sharp bitter taste property
  • having a sharp bitter flavor
  • a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"
  • wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"
  • a strong odor or taste property
  • wit having a sharp and caustic quality

Synonyms for the word pungency

• • acidity
  • acridity
  • bite
  • bitterness
  • sharpness
  • spiciness
  • strong flavor
  • tanginess

Similar words in the pungency

• • pungency
  • pungency's

Hypernyms for the word pungency

• • bitter
  • bitterness
  • humor
  • humour
  • odor
  • odour
  • olfactory perception
  • olfactory sensation
  • smell
  • spice
  • spicery
  • spiciness
  • wit
  • witticism
  • wittiness

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