pungency

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being pungent.
2. (countable, uncountable) A foul odor.

Synonyms

sharpness

bite

acridity

poignancy

acrimony

piquancy

acerbity

raciness

pepperiness

keenness

fearfulness

foulness

hotness

might

passion

potency

profoundness

rigor

rigour

seasoning

severity

shrillness

smartness

spininess

substance

trenchancy

verjuice

acritude

spicery

violence

sharp flavour

pipsquancy

trenchantness

acidity

acridness

acuteness

anger

💢

asperity

astringency

bitterness

corrosiveness

depth

Translations

Schärfe

Beißende

morsure

acritud

acritud

picante

âcreté

mordre

-n

Herbheit

acrimònia

حرو

Gestank

δριμύτης

intensitat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənsi/

Etymology

From pungent + -cy.