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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. wit having a sharp and caustic quality;
- Example: "he commented with typical pungency"
- Example: "the bite of satire"
[syn: pungency, bite]

2. 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]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pungency \Pun"gen*cy\, n.
   The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness;
   sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia. "The
   pungency of menaces." --Hammond.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pungency
    n 1: wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with
         typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" [syn: pungency,
         bite]
    2: 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]