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pungency: a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine"; wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"

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facetiousness collapse: playful humor

wittiness collapse

jocularity collapse

pep collapse: liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"

acridity collapse: the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone; extreme bitterness; "the acridity of alkali"; having an acrid smell

bitter pill collapse

mordancy collapse

joking collapse

acerbity collapse: a sharp sour taste; a sharp bitterness

poignancy collapse

asperity collapse: harshness of manner; something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"

vivacity collapse: characterized by high spirits and animation

joshing collapse

astringency collapse: the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids; a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker

tang collapse: any of various coarse seaweeds; the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907

acidity collapse: pH values below 7; the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth

sourness collapse: the property of being acidic

greenness collapse: the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation; the state of not being ripe

verve collapse

dryness collapse: the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)

sparkle collapse: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"; be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"; reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"

zest collapse: add herbs or spices to

pleasantry collapse: an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"

liveliness collapse: general activity and motion; animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

cleverness collapse

keenness collapse

bitterness collapse: a rough and bitter manner; the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

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