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pungency

N ความ ฉุน ความรุนแรง bitterness seasoning kwam-chun

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

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 .