spiciness

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noun

The property of being spicy.

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spicehotnesspiquancypungencybitepiquancetangspicery
Opposite
blandnessdullnessmildness
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Meanings

nounspiciness (plural spicinesses)

plural spicinesses

  1. The property of being spicy.

    A food that has both some sweet qualities and a hidden kick of spiciness may be described as swicy.

    2024 June 6, Brooke Younger, “What Is Swicy, and Why Do You Need It in Your Life?”, in Cozymeal

    Synonyms: spice, hotness, piquancy, pungency, bite, piquance, tang

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe property of being spicy.

Similar
spicehotnesspiquancypungencybitepiquancetang
Opposite
blandnessdullnessmildness

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored

Similar
spicespicery
Broader
taste property

nounbehavior or language bordering on indelicacy

Similar
gaminessracinessribaldry
Broader
indelicacy
Also see
gaminessracinessribaldryspicespicerytang

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From spicy + -ness.

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Translations

Esperanto gusta akreco
  • gusta akrecodegree to which something is spicy
French pseudo-chaleur
  • pseudo-chaleurdegree to which something is spicy
German Schärfe
  • Schärfedegree to which something is spicy
Greek καυστικότητας
  • καυστικότητας (kafstikótitas)degree to which something is spicy
Italian piccantezza
  • piccantezzadegree to which something is spicy
Portuguese pungência, ardência
  • pungênciadegree to which something is spicy
  • ardênciadegree to which something is spicy
Spanish lo picante, picor
  • lo picantedegree to which something is spicy
  • picordegree to which something is spicy
  • lo alampantedegree to which something is spicy
Tagalog anghang
  • anghangdegree to which something is spicy
Tamil கார்ப்பு, காரம்
  • கார்ப்பு (kārppu)degree to which something is spicy
  • காரம் (kāram)degree to which something is spicy
  • உறைப்பு (uṟaippu)degree to which something is spicy
Cite this entry
APA

spiciness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiciness

MLA

“spiciness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiciness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiciness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiciness.

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