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单词 pungence
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pungencen.

Brit. /ˈpʌn(d)ʒ(ə)ns/, U.S. /ˈpəndʒ(ə)ns/
Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: pungent adj., -ence suffix; Latin pungent- , pungēns , -ence suffix.
Etymology: < pungent adj. or its etymon classical Latin pungent-, pungēns: see -ence suffix. Compare earlier pungency n., and also poignance n., poignancy n.
= pungency n.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun] > pungency
peppera1425
tangc1440
mordacity1583
heat1586
saltness1612
piquantness1648
quickness1652
subtilty1661
penetratingness1662
pungency1663
piquancy1664
poignancy1677
mordicancy1693
pertness1756
causticity1772
poignance1782
pungence1810
warmth1816
piquance1867
zinginess1938
the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [noun] > quality or condition
stenchc1175
stinka1325
stinkingness1382
crueltyc1420
contagya1513
dain1574
unsweetness1596
contagion1662
pungency1663
poignancy1677
sulphureousness1690
fetidness1704
poignance1782
pungence1810
fetidity1829
piquance1867
malodorousness1886
smelliness1892
niffiness1942
1810 G. Crabbe Borough i. 6 Around the whole rise cloudy Wreathes, and far Bear the warm pungence of o'er-boiling Tar.
1898 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 4 Feb. 6/1 The vivid beauty of the goldenrod, the nutty pungence of the pecan grove.
1923 L. Untermeyer Amer. Poetry Since 1900 i. 24 Frost's humor is often declared and downright. It gives ‘The Mountain’ and ‘The Generations of Men’ their ironic pungence.
1983 L. Gordon Robert Coover iii. 45 The only paradise Henry can envision is one where ripe fruit must fall, for its fall, like Damon's, gives pungence and poignancy to the game.
1998 B. Cooper Magical Realism W. Afr. Fiction vi. 177 The goat's perfume carries vapours of decadent pungence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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