Pungency — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

wit having a sharp and caustic quality

a strong odor or taste property

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʌndʒənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʌndʒənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʌndʒənsi/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈʌndʒənsi/.

Examples

he commented with typical pungency
the bite of satire
the pungency of mustard

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

raciness bite sharpness

Parts of Speech

noun	wit having a sharp and caustic quality “he commented with typical pungency”
noun	a strong odor or taste property “the pungency of mustard”

Word Forms

pungent	adjective	capable of wounding
racy	adjective	marked by richness and fullness of flavor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schärfe

Es hat eine scharfe und ätzende Qualität

🇫🇷French

goût piquant

esprit ayant une qualité tranchante et caustique

🇪🇸Spanish

acritud

ingenio que tiene una cualidad aguda y cáustica

🇮🇹Italian

piccantezza

con una qualità tagliente e caustica

🇳🇱Dutch

scherpte

met een scherpe en bijtende kwaliteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

pungência

com uma qualidade nítida e cáustica

🇷🇺Russian

острота

остроумие, имеющее острый и едкий оттенок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तीखापन

इसमें तीक्ष्ण और तीक्ष्ण गुणवत्ता है

🇧🇩Bengali

তীক্ষ্ণতা

বুদ্ধি একটি ধারালো এবং কস্টিক গুণমান আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

கடுமையான தன்மை

புத்தி கூர்மையான மற்றும் காஸ்டிக் தரம் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

తీక్షణత

తెలివి ఒక పదునైన మరియు కాస్టిక్ నాణ్యతను కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

तिखटपणा

तीक्ष्ण आणि कास्टिक गुणवत्ता असलेली बुद्धी

🇮🇳Gujarati

તીક્ષ્ણતા

તીક્ષ્ણ અને કોસ્ટિક ગુણવત્તા ધરાવતી બુદ્ધિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣತೆ

ಬುದ್ಧಿ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾಸ್ಟಿಕ್ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീവ്രത

ബുദ്ധിക്ക് മൂർച്ചയുള്ളതും കാസ്റ്റിക് ഗുണവും ഉണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿੱਖਾਪਨ

ਇੱਕ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਅਤੇ ਕਾਸਟਿਕ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਵਾਲੀ ਬੁੱਧੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تیکھا پن

ایک تیز اور کاسٹک معیار رکھنے والی عقل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

辛辣味

机智具有尖锐和刻薄的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

辛味

鋭くて辛辣な性質を持つウィット

🇰🇷Korean

얼얼함

날카롭고 신랄한 성격을 가지고 있어서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vị hăng

dí dỏm có chất lượng sắc nét và ăn da

🇹🇭Thai

ความเผ็ดร้อน

มีคุณภาพมีความคมและมีฤทธิ์กัดกร่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kepedasan

kecerdasan memiliki kualitas yang tajam dan pedas

🇵🇭Filipino

bangis

wit pagkakaroon ng matalas at mapang-uyam na kalidad

🇲🇾Malay

kepedasan

mempunyai kualiti yang tajam dan kaustik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حرافة

الطرافة ذات جودة حادة ولاذعة

🇮🇷Persian

تندی

دارای کیفیت تند و سوزاننده است

🇹🇷Turkish

keskinlik

keskin ve yakıcı bir niteliğe sahip zeka

🇮🇱Hebrew

חריפות

שנינות בעלת איכות חדה וקוסטית

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The primary meaning of 'pungency' is 'wit having a sharp and caustic quality'.

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