NOUN | communication | pungency, bite | wit having a sharp and caustic quality |
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attribute | pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness | a strong odor or taste property |
Meaning | wit having a sharp and caustic quality. | |
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Example | "he commented with typical pungency" | |
Synonym | bite | |
Broader | wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness | A message whose ingenuity / ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter |
Adjectives | pungent | capable of wounding |
Meaning | A strong odor or taste property. | |
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Example | "the pungency of mustard" | |
Synonyms | bite, sharpness, raciness | |
Broader | spiciness, spice, spicery | The property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored |
Spanish | acrimonia, acritud, intensidad, picor | |
Catalan | acrimonia, acrimònia, acritud, intensitat, picantor | |
Adjectives | pungent | strong and sharp |
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