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Pungency
| Concept: | Pungency. |
| Category: | 2. Sensation; special sensation; taste |
| Synonyms: |
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pungency, piquancy, poignancy, haut-gout, strong taste, twang, race., sharpness; acrimony; roughness (sour); unsavoriness., mustard, cayenne, caviare, horseradish; seasoning (condiment); niter, salpeter, brine; carbonate of ammonia; sal ammoniac, sal volatile, smelling salts; hartshorn., dram, cordial, nip., nicotine, tobacco, snuff, quid; segar; cigar, cigarette; weed; fragrant weed, Indian weed; Cavendish, fid, old soldier, rappee, stogy.
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| Main Entry: | bitterness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sourness |
| Synonyms: | acerbity, acidity, acridity, astringency, brackishness, brininess, piquancy, pungency, sharpness, tartness, vinegariness |
| Antonyms: | sweetness |
| Main Entry: | flavor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | odor and taste |
| Synonyms: | acidity, aroma, astringency, bitterness, essence, extract, gusto, hotness, piquancy, pungency, relish, saltiness, sapidity, sapor, savor, seasoning, smack, sourness, spiciness, sweetness, tang, tartness, twang, vim, wallop, zest, zing |
| Main Entry: | kick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power, strength |
| Synonyms: | backlash, blow, boot, force, intensity, jar, jolt, pep, punch, pungency, snap, sparkle, tang, verve, vitality, zest, zing |
| Antonyms: | dullness, powerlessness, tastelessness, weakness |
| Main Entry: | odor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scent |
| Synonyms: | air, aroma, bouquet, effluvium, efflux, emanation, essence, exhalation, flavor, fragrance, musk, perfume, pungence, pungency, redolence, smell, snuff, stench, stink, tang, tincture, trail, whiff |
| Main Entry: | seasoning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flavoring for food |
| Synonyms: | condiment, dressing, gravy, herb, pepper, pungency, relish, salt, sauce, spice, zest |
| Notes: | herbs are, technically, plants with aerial parts used for seasoning foods and a spice (also called seasoning) is any substance used for seasoning foods; many herbs are used as spices, but not all |
| Main Entry: | spice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flavor, zest |
| Synonyms: | aroma, color, excitement, fragrance, gusto, guts*, kick, pep, piquancy, pungency, relish, salt, savor, scent, seasoning, tang, zap, zip |
| Notes: | herbs are, technically, plants with aerial parts used for seasoning foods and a spice (also called seasoning) is any substance used for seasoning foods; many herbs are used as spices, but not all |
| Antonyms: | blandness, dullness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tang |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | biting taste or odor |
| Synonyms: | aroma, bite, flavor, guts*, kick*, nip, piquancy, pungency, reek, relish, sapidity, sapor, savor, scent, smack*, smell, spiciness, tanginess, thrill, twang, zest, zip |
| Antonyms: | blandness, dullness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | zest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | taste, flavor |
| Synonyms: | bite, body, charm, flavoring, get-up-and-go, ginger, guts*, interest, kick*, nip, piquancy, punch*, pungency, relish, salt, savor, seasoning, smack*, snap*, spice, tang, zap, zip |
| Notes: | zeal pertains to a keen interest while zest is keen enjoyment or added interest |
| Antonyms: | blandness, dullness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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