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astringence

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /əˈstɹɪndʒ.əns/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An astringent taste.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: astringency

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception

History

Etymology

From astringent + -ce.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: astringència — astringent taste
  • French: astringence — astringent taste
  • Macedonian: опора (opora) — astringent taste
  • Spanish: astringencia — astringent taste