PUNGENCY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a strong odor or taste property
   Synonym(s)
   • bite (what does bite mean?)
   • sharpness (what does sharpness mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the pungency of mustard
   • the sulfurous bite of garlic
   • the sharpness of strange spices
   Hypernyms(s) pungency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • spiciness (what does spiciness mean?)
   • spice (what does spice mean?)
   • spicery (what does spicery mean?)
2. Meaning
   • wit having a sharp and caustic quality
   Synonym(s)
   • bite (what does bite mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he commented with typical pungency
   • the bite of satire
   Hypernyms(s) pungency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wit (what does wit mean?)
   • humor (what does humor mean?)
   • humour (what does humour mean?)
   • witticism (what does witticism mean?)
   • wittiness (what does wittiness mean?)