spiciness (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *spiciness*:
NOUN	attribute	spiciness, spice, spicery	the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
attribute	spiciness, gaminess, raciness, ribaldry	behavior or language bordering on indelicacy

English > *spiciness*: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored.
Synonyms	spice, spicery
Narrower	hotness, pepperiness	A hot spiciness
	nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest	A tart spicy quality
	pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness	A strong odor or taste property
Broader	taste property	A property appreciated via the sense of taste
Spanish	picante
Catalan	picantor
Adjectives	spicy	producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves

English > *spiciness*: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	behavior or language bordering on indelicacy.
Synonyms	gaminess, raciness, ribaldry
Broader	indelicacy	The trait of being indelicate / indelicate and offensive
Spanish	desvergüenza
Adjectives	spicy	suggestive of sexual impropriety

HyperDic: spiciness