astringent
Syllables: as·trin·gentUS/əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/
astringent noun: a substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.
Noun
astringent (plural astringents)
- A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.
Adjective
astringent (comparative more astringent, superlative most astringent)
- Extremely sour, bitter.
- Sharp, caustic, severe.
- Philip, who was made Duke of Edinburgh on the couple’s wedding, introduced a new, less stuffy, though as the years went on occasionally astringent, tone to the royal family.September 8 2022, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- smectic
- Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits.
- Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.
astringent meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
astringent in Tamil
- துவர்ப்பு, துவர்ப்பான, துவர்ப்புள்ள, துவாப்புள்ள, சுருங்கக் கூடிய, வலுவூட்டுகின்ற
astringent in Urdu
- قابض
astringent in Malayalam
- constricting, constrictive, contracting
- സങ്കോചഗുണമുള്ള, തൊലി ചുരുക്കുന്ന, മുറുക്കമുണ്ടാക്കുന്ന, ഞെരുക്കുന്ന, സങ്കോചമുണ്ടാക്കുന്ന, സങ്കോചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന
- harsh, severe, sharp
- രൂക്ഷമായ, തീക്ഷ്ണമായ, മൂർച്ചയേറിയ, പരുഷമായ, കടുത്ത, നിശിതമായ
astringent in Kannada
- ಒಗರು, ಕಸರು, ಕನರು, ತೊಗರ್, ತೊಗರು, ತೊಗರಿ
More languagesFewer languages
- astringent in Sanskrit
- कषाय kaṣāya
- astringent in Assamese
- কেঁহা kẽha
- astringent in Arabic
- مُقَلِص muqaliṣ
- astringent in Indonesian
- sepat, kelat
- astringent in Thai
- ฝาด fàat
- astringent in Vietnamese
- chát
Examples of astringent in a sentence
- A natural astringent and antiseptic, potassium alum was coveted for its medicinal and cosmetic properties.
- She spoke with a sort of doomlike abandon for which her high, astringent voice was not fitted.
- I recommend the blowoff method of fermentation---non-blowoff versions of this beer have tasted harsh, astringent and too bitter.
Synonyms of astringent
Forms of astringent
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | astringents |
| alternative form | adstringent |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more astringent |
| superlative | most astringent |
Origin of astringent
From Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), from ad (“toward”) + stringere (“bind, pull tight”). Compare stringent.
Words formed from astringent
Questions about astringent
- What does astringent mean?
- Astringent means a substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.
- What is astringent in Tamil?
- Astringent in Tamil is துவர்ப்பு, துவர்ப்பான, துவர்ப்புள்ள. See Astringent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is astringent?
- Astringent can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce astringent?
- Astringent is pronounced /əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/ (US).
- What is the plural of astringent?
- The plural of astringent is astringents.
Words near astringent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: astringent (page history and authors); astringent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); astringent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); astringent (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); astringent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); कषाय (Sanskrit) (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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