English-Thai Dictionary
pungency
N ความ ฉุน ความรุนแรง bitterness seasoning kwam-chun
pungent
ADJ ฉุน sharp chun
pungent
ADJ เจ็บแสบ แรง รุนแรง sharp jeb-seb
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PUNGAR
n.A fish.
PUNGENCY
n.[L. pungens, pungo, to prick. ] 1. The power of pricking or piercing; as the pungency of a substance.
2. That quality of a substance which produces the sensation of pricking, or affecting the taste like minute sharp points; sharpness; acridness.
3. Power to pierce the mind or excite keen reflections or remorse; as the pungency of a discourse.
4. Acrimoniousness; keenness; as the pungency of wit or of expressions.
PUNGENT
a.[L. pungens, pungo.] Pricking; stimulating; as pungent snuff. The pungent grains of titillating dust.
1. Acrid; affecting the tongue like small sharp points; as the sharp and pungent taste of acids.
2. Piercing; sharp; as pungent pains; pungent grief.
3. Acrimonious; biting.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PUNG
Pung, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain. ]
Defn: A kind of plain sleigh drawn by one horse; originally, a rude oblong box on runners. [U.S.] Sledges or pungs, coarsely framed of split saplings, and surmounted with a large crockery crate. Judd.They did not take out the pungs to-day. E. E. Hale.
PUNGENCE
Pun "gence, n. Etym: [See Pungent. ]
Defn: Pungency.
PUNGENCY
PUNGENCY Pun "gen *cy, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia. "The pungency of menaces." Hammond.
PUNGENT
Pun "gent, a. Etym: [L. pungens, -entis, p. pr. of pungere, punctum, to prick. Cf. Compunction, Expunge, Poignant, Point, n., Puncheon, Punctilio, Punt, v. t.]
1. Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice. Pungent radish biting infant's tongue. Shenstone. The pungent grains of titillating dust. Pope.
2. Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging. With pungent pains on every side. Swift. His pungent pen played its part in rousing the nation. J. R. Green.
3. (Bot. )
Defn: Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp.
Syn. -- Acrid; piercing; sharp; penetrating; acute; keen; acrimonious; biting; stinging.
PUNGENTLY
PUNGENTLY Pun "gent *ly, adv.
Defn: In a pungent manner; sharply.
PUNGLED
Pun "gled, a. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain. ]
Defn: Shriveled or shrunken; -- said especially of grain which has lost its juices from the ravages of insects, such as the wheat midge, or Trips (Thrips cerealium ).
PUNGY
Pung "y, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain. ]
Defn: A small sloop or shallop, or a large boat with sails.
New American Oxford Dictionary
pungent
pun gent |ˈpənjənt ˈpənʤənt | ▶adjective having a sharply strong taste or smell: the pungent smell of frying onions. • (of comment, criticism, or humor ) having a sharp and caustic quality. DERIVATIVES pun gen cy |ˈpənjənsē |noun, pun gent ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘very painful or distressing ’): from Latin pungent- ‘pricking, ’ from the verb pungere.
Oxford Dictionary
punga
punga |ˈpʌŋə | ▶noun variant spelling of ponga.
pungent
pun |gent |ˈpʌn (d )ʒ (ə )nt | ▶adjective having a sharply strong taste or smell: the pungent smell of frying onions. • (of comment, criticism, or humour ) having a sharp and caustic quality. DERIVATIVES pungency noun, pungently adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘very painful or distressing ’): from Latin pungent- ‘pricking ’, from the verb pungere.
American Oxford Thesaurus
pungent
pungent adjective 1 a pungent marinade: strong, powerful, pervasive, penetrating; sharp, acid, sour, biting, bitter, tart, vinegary, tangy; highly flavored, aromatic, spicy, piquant, peppery, hot. ANTONYMS bland, mild. 2 pungent remarks: caustic, biting, trenchant, cutting, acerbic, sardonic, sarcastic, scathing, acrimonious, barbed, sharp, tart, incisive, bitter, venomous, waspish. ANTONYMS bland, mild. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
pungent
pungent adjective 1 the pungent smell of the horses: strong, powerful, pervasive, penetrating, suffocating, stifling; sharp, acrid, acid, sour, biting, stinging, burning, smarting, irritating; nauseating, nauseous, sickly, offensive, astringent, bitter, fetid, cloying; literary mephitic. ANTONYMS bland, mild. 2 the marinade is more pungent than soy sauce: sour, acid, biting, bitter, tart, vinegary, tangy; highly flavoured, aromatic, spicy, spiced, piquant, peppery, hot, fiery. ANTONYMS bland, mild. 3 pungent remarks: caustic, biting, trenchant, cutting, acerbic, sardonic, sarcastic, scathing, acrimonious, pointed, barbed, acid, sharp, keen, tart, stinging, astringent, incisive, devastating, piercing, penetrating, rapier-like, razor-edged, critical, bitter, polemic, virulent, vitriolic, venomous, waspish, corrosive, mordant, stringent; rare acidulous, mordacious. ANTONYMS bland, mild. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Spanish Dictionary
punga
punga adjetivo /nombre común 1 Chile [persona ] Que comete actos incívicos para producir molestias o perjuicios a otras personas, especialmente en la vía pública .SINÓNIMO gamberro .2 nombre común Urug Persona que roba en un ómnibus a los pasajeros sin que se den cuenta .SINÓNIMO punguista .
pungente
pungente adjetivo formal Que causa un dolor físico o moral .
punguista
punguista nombre común Urug Punga .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
pungency
pun gen cy /pʌ́n (d )ʒ (ə )nsi /名詞 U 1 (味 においの )刺激性, ぴりりとすること .2 (言葉などの )辛辣 （しんらつ ）さ, 鋭さ .
pungent
pun gent /pʌ́n (d )ʒ (ə )nt /形容詞 1 〈味 においなどが 〉刺激性の, 刺すような ▸ a pungent sauce ぴりっと辛いソース 2 〈言葉 批評などが 〉辛辣 （しんらつ ）な, 痛烈な .3 心を刺激する .4 〈植物が 〉先のとがった .～ly 副詞
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