pungency
/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənsi/
pungency noun: the state of being pungent.
Noun
pungency (countable and uncountable, plural pungencies)
pungency meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam
pungency in Tamil
- உறைப்புச் சுவை, காரச்சுவை, காரம், காரசாரம், கார்ப்பு, அழற்சி
pungency in Urdu
- کڑوا پن, تلخی, تیزی
pungency in Telugu
- pungency, acridity, as of pepper
- ఘాటు ghāṭu, గాటు gāṭu
pungency in Malayalam
- state of being pungent
- എരിവ് erivŭ
More languagesFewer languages
- pungency in Kannada
- ಕಗ್ಗು, ಕಂಗು, ಕನಗು, ನಿಡಿ
- pungency in Sanskrit
- कटुक kaṭuka
- pungency in Arabic
- حِدَّة ḥidda, حَرَافَة ḥarāfa
Synonyms of pungency
Forms of pungency
| plural | pungencies |
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Origin of pungency
From pungent + -cy.
Questions about pungency
- What does pungency mean?
- Pungency means the state of being pungent.
- What is pungency in Tamil?
- Pungency in Tamil is உறைப்புச் சுவை, காரச்சுவை, காரம். See Pungency meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pungency?
- Pungency is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pungency?
- Pungency is pronounced /ˈpʌnd͡ʒənsi/.
- What is the plural of pungency?
- The plural of pungency is pungencies.
Words near pungency in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pungency (page history and authors); pungency (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pungency (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); గాటు (Telugu) (page history and authors); pungency (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); कटुक (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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