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astringence

UK/əˈstɹɪndʒ.əns/

astringence noun: an astringent taste. Also the alternative form of astringency.

Noun

astringence (countable and uncountable, plural astringences)

  1. An astringent taste.
    • I know I’m probably the laughingstock of this establishment, but I have to ask anyway, if only to feel the cleansing astringence of rejection.2008, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content 1239: “Good For Him, Really”

Also used as

astringence is also the alternative form of astringency.

Forms of astringence

pluralastringences

Origin of astringence

From astringent + -ce.

Questions about astringence

What does astringence mean?
Astringence means an astringent taste.
What part of speech is astringence?
Astringence is a noun.
How do you pronounce astringence?
Astringence is pronounced /əˈstɹɪndʒ.əns/ (UK).
What is the plural of astringence?
The plural of astringence is astringences.

Words near astringence in the dictionary

  1. Astridge
  2. Astridges
  3. astriferous
  4. astringe
  5. astringed
  6. astringence
  7. astringences
  8. astringencies
  9. astringency
  10. astringent
  11. astringently

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Adapted from Wiktionary: astringence (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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