pungency Englisch Deutsch:
| Beißende f | pungency |
| Beissende | pungency |
| Schaerfe | pungency |
| Beißende n | pungency |
| Bissigkeit f | pungency |
| Schärfe f | pungency pungence |
| Schärfe f Schärfen pl | pungency pungencies |
pungency Definition:
- Pungency is the condition of having a strong, sharp smell or taste that is often so strong that it is unpleasant. Pungency is the technical term used by scientists to refer to the characteristic of food commonly referred to as spiciness or hotness and sometimes heat, which is found in foods such as chili peppers.
| Pungency (n.) The quality or state of being pungent or piercing |
| pungency / bite / sharpness raciness a strong odor or taste property, "the pungency of mustard", "the sulfurous bite of garlic", "the sharpness of strange spices", "the raciness of the wine" |
| pungency / bite wit having a sharp and caustic quality, "he commented with typical pungency", "the bite of satire" |
pungency Synonyme:
| pungency acerbity acescency acidity acidulousness acridity acridness astringence astringency bitter pill bitterness brilliance causticity cleverness dash dryness facetiousness funniness gall gall and wormwood greenness headiness humorousness hyperacidity jocoseness jocularity joking joshing keen-wittedness keenness liveliness nimble-wittedness odorousness pep piquancy pleasantry poignancy quick-wittedness raciness saltiness sharpness smartness smelliness sour sourishness sourness sparkle spirit subacidity tartishness tartness unripeness unsweetness verjuice verve vinegariness vinegarishness vivacity vividness wittiness |