Found 2 items, similar to Pungency.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pungency
pungency
n 1: wit having a sharp and caustic quality;
“he commented with
typical pungency”;
“the bite of satire” [syn:
bite]
2: a strong odor or taste property;
“the pungency of mustard”;
“the sulfurous bite of garlic”;
“the sharpness of strange
spices” [syn:
bite,
sharpness]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pungency
Pungency
\Pun"gen*cy\, n.
The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness;
sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia.
“The
pungency of menaces.” --Hammond.
[1913 Webster]