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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a strong odor or taste property;
- Example: "the pungency of mustard"
- Example: "the sulfurous bite of garlic"
- Example: "the sharpness of strange spices"
- Example: "the raciness of the wine"
[syn: pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness]

2. behavior or language bordering on indelicacy;
[syn: gaminess, raciness, ribaldry, spiciness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Raciness \Ra"ci*ness\ (r[=a]"s[i^]*n[e^]s), n.
   The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor.
   [1913 Webster]

         The general characteristics of his [Cobbett's] style
         were perspicuity, unequaled and inimitable; . . . a
         purity always simple, and raciness often elegant.
                                                  --London
                                                  Times.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

raciness
    n 1: a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard";
         "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange
         spices"; "the raciness of the wine" [syn: pungency,
         bite, sharpness, raciness]
    2: behavior or language bordering on indelicacy [syn:
       gaminess, raciness, ribaldry, spiciness]