astringence

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UK/əˈstɹɪndʒ.əns/

noun

An astringent taste.

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Meanings

nounastringence (countable and uncountable, plural astringences)

plural astringences

  1. countableuncountableAn astringent taste.

    2008, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content 1239: “Good For Him, Really” I know I’m probably the laughingstock of this establishment, but I have to ask anyway, if only to feel the cleansing astringence of rejection.

  2. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of astringency (“the quality of being astringent”).

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker

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astringency
Broader
tastetaste sensationgustatory sensation
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astringency

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From astringent + -ce.

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Translations

Catalan astringència
  • astringènciaastringent taste
French astringence
  • astringenceastringent taste
Spanish astringencia
  • astringenciaastringent taste

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

transigence
Cite this entry
APA

astringence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astringence

MLA

“astringence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astringence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astringence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astringence.

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