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raciness

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: R EY1 S IY0 N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The property of being racy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

behavior or language bordering on indelicacy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gaminess, ribaldry, spiciness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: indelicacy

3

noun

Meaning 3

a strong odor or taste property

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the pungency of mustard
  • the sulfurous bite of garlic
  • the sharpness of strange spices
  • the raciness of the wine

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pungency, bite, sharpness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spiciness, spice, spicery

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English racy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English raciness From racy + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: piquant — the property of being racy
  • German: Schwung — the property of being racy
  • German: Feuer — the property of being racy
  • German: Gewagtheit — the property of being racy
  • German: Rassigkeit — the property of being racy
  • German: Feurigkeit — the property of being racy
  • German: Rasanz — the property of being racy