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pungency
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of PUNGENCY
1
a harsh or sharp quality <the pungency of the vinegar gives the salad dressing the kick that it needs>
Synonyms acerbity, acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimoniousness, acrimony, acuteness, asperity, bite, bitterness, harshness, keenness, poignance, poignancy, pungency, roughness, sharpness, tartness
Related Words ginger, punch, spice, tang; raucousness, severeness, severity, shrillness, virulence, vitriol; cattiness, maliciousness; pointedness, thorniness
Near Antonyms gentleness, kindliness
2
the quality or state of being stimulating to the mind or senses <theatergoers have long delighted in the pungency and wit of the play's dialogue>
Related Words raciness, spiciness; fieriness, hotness; acuteness, keenness, sharpness; provocativeness; excitement, invigoration, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus, thrill; bitterness, mordance, trenchancy; flavor, redolence, savor (also savour), savoriness, tastiness
Near Antonyms flatness, tastelessness; dullness (also dulness), insipidity, monotonousness, monotony, platitude, predictability, sameness, tediousness; blandness, thinness, weakness
Antonyms insipidity
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