pungencyn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌn(d)ʒ(ə)nsi/, U.S.

/ˈpəndʒənsi/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: pungent adj., -ency suffix; Latin pungent- , pungēns , -ency suffix.

Etymology: < pungent adj. or its etymon classical Latin pungent-, pungēns: see -ency suffix. Compare post-classical Latin pungentia fact of piercing, penetration (mid 13th cent. in a British source). Compare later pungence n., and also poignance n., poignancy n.

The quality of being pungent.

1. Intensity of grief or distress; hurtful or wounding quality; poignancy. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > [noun] > severity or acuteness

tartnessc1000

hardship?c1225

smartness1340

sharpnessa1400

gripea1547

pungency1649

severity1835

the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [noun] > anguish or torment

piningOE

anguishc1225

pinsing?c1225

tormentc1290

afflictiona1382

martyrdomc1384

tormentryc1386

labourc1390

martyryc1390

throea1393

martyre?a1400

cruelty14..

rack?a1425

hacheec1430

prong1440

agonya1450

ragea1450

pang1482

sowing1487

cruciation1496

afflict?1529

torture?c1550

pincha1566

anguishment1592

discruciament1593

excruciation1618

fellness1642

afflictedness1646

pungency1649

perialgia1848

perialgy1857

racking1896

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [noun] > intensity of desire

pungency1649

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar Pref. §19 The pungency of forbidden lust is truely a thorne in the flesh.

1664 G. Havers tr. T. Renaudot et al. Gen. Coll. Disc. Virtuosi France ii. lxviii. 411 Anger..serves to check the pungency of grief, as fear and boldness come to the assistance of flight.

1701 L. Smith Evid. Things not Seen ii. 46 In Hell there is nothing but pure unmingled Misery; no Rebatement of the Edge and Pungency thereof.

1776 W. J. Mickle in tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad Introd. p. cxvi Camoens beheld it with a pungency of grief which hastened his exit.

1864 H. W. Adams Bk. Job in Poetry p. xvi What gives the bitterest pungency to human sorrow, is to feel it is undeserved.

1897 F. Rogers Folk-stories Northern Border 191 This circumstance gave a pungency to the grief and feelings of every sympathetic heart.

†2. literal. The property of pricking or piercing; the fact of having a sharp point or points. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [noun] > fact of having (a) point(s)

pungency1654

acicularity1935

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > [noun] > by boring, piercing, or perforating > with sharp-pointed instrument > pricking > quality of pricking

pungency1654

1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana iii. xii. 308 The Atoms of Heat may..prick as sharply, and penetrate as deeply, as the Angles of the smallest Pyramid imaginable. To which may be conjoyned, that the Atoms of Cold..are also capable of Pungency and Penetration.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 52 Oblong particles, angular and pointed, which may perchance exstimulate the Stomach, (by its netling pungency) like a heap of needles.

1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet iv. 407 Any Substance which by its Pungency can wound the Worms.

a. The property of having a pungent smell or taste; (more widely) a stinging, irritant, or caustic quality.

ΘΚΠ

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

1663 J. Beale Let. 4 Jan. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1965) II. 3 And from apple, peare, cherry, plum &c yt yields good liquor; It must ever flowe wth an austere pungency.

1676 N. Grew Exper. Luctation i. §11 The pungency of Ginger lyeth in a sulphureous and volatile Salt.

1756 F. Home Exper. Bleaching 128 They have a saline taste, with a considerable degree of pungency.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 295 The violent pungency of the slimy substance... If the smallest quantity but touch the skin..it burns it like hot oil.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xiv. 155 The air had a perceptible pungency upon inspiration.

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 126 Carbonate of Ammonia should be..combined with syrup of tolu, liquorice or treacle, to soften its pungency.

1947 S. J. Perelman Acres & Pains i. 15 On a fine night..I can smell the sharp pungency of a hot corned-beef sandwich all the way from New York.

1994 Equinox Aug. 63/2 A nasty bitter-almond pungency lingered on my tongue.

2000 J. Cummings World Food: Thailand 56 Thai restaurateurs harbour the idea that the delicate faràng (western) palate cannot handle the heat or pungency [of yam].

†b. A stinging sensation, esp. in the mouth or throat. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [noun] > smarting or stinging > caused by plant

nettling1440

nettle stinging1666

pungency1792

nettle stinga1820

urtication1859

sting1878

1792 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 2) III. 295 [Agaricus lactifluus] abounding with white milky juice, at first mild, but at length leaving a slight pungency in the throat.

4. Keenness of effect on the mind or intellect; incisiveness or force (of argument); trenchancy, asperity (of criticism or censure); sharpness, bite.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun] > mordancy

mordacityc1630

mordancy1656

pungency1665

bitingness1894

bite1899

1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor xviii. 144 Yet every incongruous marriage may not fall under the pungency of the censure in the full of what is thus expressed.

1670 W. Annand Pater Noster v. iii. 192 The pungency of Christian Doctors Arguments.

1701 Life Plato in M. Dacier Plato Abrig'd I. 61 Those Discourses which instead of carrying pungency and Reproof in 'em, are only calculated to sooth and please, are not becoming a Wise Man.

1800 L. D. Campbell Life & Wks. Hugh Boyd I. 177 His prevailing excellencies are the precision and clearness of his reasoning, the vigour, pungency, and terseness of his style.

a1862 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1869) III. ii. 110 The large amount of truth contained in this bitter taunt increased its pungency.

1926 Amer. Mercury July 285/1 The new floor-walker editorial policy, with its intolerance of any pungency or saltiness whatever, have destroyed journalism.

1994 H. Bloom Western Canon ii. vi. 156 Order and tranquility are nevertheless now permanently difficult to achieve, and the passage retains its pungency.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pungency
释义	pungencyn. Brit. /ˈpʌn(d)ʒ(ə)nsi/, U.S. /ˈpəndʒənsi/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: pungent adj., -ency suffix; Latin pungent- , pungēns , -ency suffix. Etymology: < pungent adj. or its etymon classical Latin pungent-, pungēns: see -ency suffix. Compare post-classical Latin pungentia fact of piercing, penetration (mid 13th cent. in a British source). Compare later pungence n., and also poignance n., poignancy n. The quality of being pungent. 1. Intensity of grief or distress; hurtful or wounding quality; poignancy. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > [noun] > severity or acuteness tartnessc1000 hardship?c1225 smartness1340 sharpnessa1400 gripea1547 pungency1649 severity1835 the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [noun] > anguish or torment piningOE anguishc1225 pinsing?c1225 tormentc1290 afflictiona1382 martyrdomc1384 tormentryc1386 labourc1390 martyryc1390 throea1393 martyre?a1400 cruelty14.. rack?a1425 hacheec1430 prong1440 agonya1450 ragea1450 pang1482 sowing1487 cruciation1496 afflict?1529 torture?c1550 pincha1566 anguishment1592 discruciament1593 excruciation1618 fellness1642 afflictedness1646 pungency1649 perialgia1848 perialgy1857 racking1896 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [noun] > intensity of desire pungency1649 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar Pref. §19 The pungency of forbidden lust is truely a thorne in the flesh. 1664 G. Havers tr. T. Renaudot et al. Gen. Coll. Disc. Virtuosi France ii. lxviii. 411 Anger..serves to check the pungency of grief, as fear and boldness come to the assistance of flight. 1701 L. Smith Evid. Things not Seen ii. 46 In Hell there is nothing but pure unmingled Misery; no Rebatement of the Edge and Pungency thereof. 1776 W. J. Mickle in tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad Introd. p. cxvi Camoens beheld it with a pungency of grief which hastened his exit. 1864 H. W. Adams Bk. Job in Poetry p. xvi What gives the bitterest pungency to human sorrow, is to feel it is undeserved. 1897 F. Rogers Folk-stories Northern Border 191 This circumstance gave a pungency to the grief and feelings of every sympathetic heart. †2. literal. The property of pricking or piercing; the fact of having a sharp point or points. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [noun] > fact of having (a) point(s) pungency1654 acicularity1935 the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > [noun] > by boring, piercing, or perforating > with sharp-pointed instrument > pricking > quality of pricking pungency1654 1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana iii. xii. 308 The Atoms of Heat may..prick as sharply, and penetrate as deeply, as the Angles of the smallest Pyramid imaginable. To which may be conjoyned, that the Atoms of Cold..are also capable of Pungency and Penetration. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 52 Oblong particles, angular and pointed, which may perchance exstimulate the Stomach, (by its netling pungency) like a heap of needles. 1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet iv. 407 Any Substance which by its Pungency can wound the Worms. 3. a. The property of having a pungent smell or taste; (more widely) a stinging, irritant, or caustic quality. ΘΚΠ 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 1663 J. Beale Let. 4 Jan. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1965) II. 3 And from apple, peare, cherry, plum &c yt yields good liquor; It must ever flowe wth an austere pungency. 1676 N. Grew Exper. Luctation i. §11 The pungency of Ginger lyeth in a sulphureous and volatile Salt. 1756 F. Home Exper. Bleaching 128 They have a saline taste, with a considerable degree of pungency. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 295 The violent pungency of the slimy substance... If the smallest quantity but touch the skin..it burns it like hot oil. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xiv. 155 The air had a perceptible pungency upon inspiration. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 126 Carbonate of Ammonia should be..combined with syrup of tolu, liquorice or treacle, to soften its pungency. 1947 S. J. Perelman Acres & Pains i. 15 On a fine night..I can smell the sharp pungency of a hot corned-beef sandwich all the way from New York. 1994 Equinox Aug. 63/2 A nasty bitter-almond pungency lingered on my tongue. 2000 J. Cummings World Food: Thailand 56 Thai restaurateurs harbour the idea that the delicate faràng (western) palate cannot handle the heat or pungency [of yam]. †b. A stinging sensation, esp. in the mouth or throat. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [noun] > smarting or stinging > caused by plant nettling1440 nettle stinging1666 pungency1792 nettle stinga1820 urtication1859 sting1878 1792 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 2) III. 295 [Agaricus lactifluus] abounding with white milky juice, at first mild, but at length leaving a slight pungency in the throat. 4. Keenness of effect on the mind or intellect; incisiveness or force (of argument); trenchancy, asperity (of criticism or censure); sharpness, bite. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun] > mordancy mordacityc1630 mordancy1656 pungency1665 bitingness1894 bite1899 1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor xviii. 144 Yet every incongruous marriage may not fall under the pungency of the censure in the full of what is thus expressed. 1670 W. Annand Pater Noster v. iii. 192 The pungency of Christian Doctors Arguments. 1701 Life Plato in M. Dacier Plato Abrig'd I. 61 Those Discourses which instead of carrying pungency and Reproof in 'em, are only calculated to sooth and please, are not becoming a Wise Man. 1800 L. D. Campbell Life & Wks. Hugh Boyd I. 177 His prevailing excellencies are the precision and clearness of his reasoning, the vigour, pungency, and terseness of his style. a1862 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1869) III. ii. 110 The large amount of truth contained in this bitter taunt increased its pungency. 1926 Amer. Mercury July 285/1 The new floor-walker editorial policy, with its intolerance of any pungency or saltiness whatever, have destroyed journalism. 1994 H. Bloom Western Canon ii. vi. 156 Order and tranquility are nevertheless now permanently difficult to achieve, and the passage retains its pungency. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1649
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