Meanings
plural astringents · alternative adstringent
- A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.
comparative more astringent · superlative most astringent · alternative adstringent
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSharp, caustic, severe.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivetending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinadstringere“to bind fast”
- Englishastringent
From Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), from ad (“toward”) + stringere (“bind, pull tight”). Compare stringent.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek στῦμμα, στυπτικός
- στῦμμα (stûmma)substance which draws tissue together
- στυπτικός (stuptikós)having the effect of drawing tissue together
Arabic مُقَلِص
- مُقَلِص (muqaliṣ)substance which draws tissue together
Catalan astringent, astringent
- astringentsubstance which draws tissue together
- astringenthaving the effect of drawing tissue together
Chinese Mandarin 爽膚水 /爽肤水
- 爽膚水 /爽肤水 (shuǎngfūshuǐ)substance which draws tissue together
Czech adstringentní, svíravý
- adstringentníhaving the effect of drawing tissue together
- svíravýhaving the effect of drawing tissue together
Dutch samentrekkend middel, scherp
- samentrekkend middelsubstance which draws tissue together
- scherpsharp, caustic, severe
- bijtendsharp, caustic, severe
- strengsharp, caustic, severe
- samentrekkendhaving the effect of drawing tissue together
Esperanto acerba
- acerbasharp, caustic, severe
Finnish adstringentti, kärkevä
- adstringenttisubstance which draws tissue together
- kärkeväsharp, caustic, severe
- pistäväsharp, caustic, severe
- adstringoivahaving the effect of drawing tissue together
- jumoavahaving the effect of drawing tissue together
French astringence
- astringencesubstance which draws tissue together
German Adstringens, adstringierend
- Adstringenssubstance which draws tissue together
- adstringierendhaving the effect of drawing tissue together
Hebrew עפיצות
- עפיצות (afitzut)substance which draws tissue together
Indonesian sepat, kelat
- sepatsharp, caustic, severe
- kelatsharp, caustic, severe
Japanese 収斂剤, 渋い
- 収斂剤 (shūrenzai)substance which draws tissue together
- 渋い (shibui)sharp, caustic, severe
- 辛辣 (shinratsu)sharp, caustic, severe
- 収斂性の (shūrensei no)having the effect of drawing tissue together
Korean 수렴제, 떫다
- 수렴제 (suryeomje)substance which draws tissue together
- 떫다 (tteolda)sharp, caustic, severe
- 신랄한 (sillalhan)sharp, caustic, severe
- 수렴성의 (suryeomseong'ui)having the effect of drawing tissue together
Polish surowy, cierpki
- surowysharp, caustic, severe
- cierpkihaving the effect of drawing tissue together
Portuguese adstringente, adstringente
- adstringentesubstance which draws tissue together
- adstringentesharp, caustic, severe
- adstringentehaving the effect of drawing tissue together
Russian вя́жущее сре́дство, кровоостана́вливающий
- вя́жущее сре́дство (vjážuščeje srédstvo)substance which draws tissue together
- кровоостана́вливающий (krovoostanávlivajuščij)having the effect of drawing tissue together
- вя́жущий (vjážuščij)having the effect of drawing tissue together
Spanish astringente, astringente
- astringentesubstance which draws tissue together
- astringentesharp, caustic, severe
- astringentehaving the effect of drawing tissue together
Thai ฝาด
- ฝาด (fàat)sharp, caustic, severe
Vietnamese chát
- chátsharp, caustic, severe
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Cite this entry
astringent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astringent
“astringent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astringent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astringent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astringent.
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