astringency English

Meaning astringency meaning

What does astringency mean?

astringency

— noun a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker

— noun the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids

Synonyms astringency synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as astringency?

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stypsis

refinement

good taste

shrinking

deflation

convergency

contraction

constriction

astringence

acridity

unpalatableness

unpalatability

stypticity

sternness

spininess

sharpness

pungency

poignance

harshness

foulness

convergence property

convergence

bitterness

bitter

austerity

acridness

acerbity