astringency

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) An astringent taste.
2. (countable, uncountable) That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.

Synonyms

refinement

stypsis

good taste

acridity

constriction

contraction

shrinking

astringence

convergency

deflation

spininess

sternness

unpalatability

unpalatableness

stypticity

poignance

acerbity

convergence property

acridness

austerity

bitter

bitterness

convergence

foulness

harshness

pungency

sharpness

Translations

occlusione

astringència

astringencia

astringence

astringenza

στυπτικότης

قبض الأوعية

raffinement

atranco

bon goût

قبوض

astrigència

Verstopfung

herber Geschmack

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈstɹɪn.dʒən.si/

Etymology

astringent + -cy