MEANING
A strong, sharp quality in a smell or taste that catches the attention.
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Words that belong together
- pungency of garlic
- marked pungency
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The pungency of the garlic lingered after the meal.
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Word forms
- Base
- pungency
Usage notes
Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.
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