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astringency

UK/əˈstɹɪn.dʒən.si/

astringency noun: the quality of being astringent.

Noun

astringency (countable and uncountable, plural astringencies)

  1. The quality of being astringent.

astringency meaning in Tamil and Kannada

astringency in Tamil

ஈர்ப்புத்தன்மை, இறுக்கம், சுருக்குதல், செறிவித்தல், தசைச்சுரிப்பு, நரம்பிறுக்கம்

astringency in Kannada

ಕಸ, ಕಸರು, ಕಸಿ, ಕಸು, ಕಸುರು

Forms of astringency

pluralastringencies

Origin of astringency

From astringent + -cy.

Words formed from astringency

Questions about astringency

What does astringency mean?
Astringency means the quality of being astringent.
What is astringency in Tamil?
Astringency in Tamil is ஈர்ப்புத்தன்மை, இறுக்கம், சுருக்குதல். See Astringency meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is astringency?
Astringency is a noun.
How do you pronounce astringency?
Astringency is pronounced /əˈstɹɪn.dʒən.si/ (UK).
What is the plural of astringency?
The plural of astringency is astringencies.

Words near astringency in the dictionary

  1. astringe
  2. astringed
  3. astringence
  4. astringences
  5. astringencies
  6. astringency
  7. astringent
  8. astringently
  9. astringents
  10. astringer
  11. astringers

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: astringency (page history and authors); astringency (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); astringency (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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