astringence
astringence · astringences
An astringent tasteAn astringent taste.
/əˈstɹɪndʒ.əns/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An astringent taste.
a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From astringent + -ce.From astringent + -ce.
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Forms
plural: astringences| Singular | astringence |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker:astringency
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.