spicinessn.
/ˈspʌɪsɪnɪs/ The quality of being spicy (esp. in figurative senses).
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the world > food and drink > food > additive > spice > [noun] > quality
spiciness1633
the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [noun] > aromatic herb, spice > the quality of being spicy
spiciness1633
tanginess1980
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun] > piquancy or poignancy
saltness1612
piquancy1673
poignance1683
poignancy1683
race1690
raciness1759
spiciness1876
1633 G. Herbert Odour in Temple iii That these two words might creep and grow To some degree of spicinesse to thee!
1650 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans 61 Cold showres nipt, and wrung Their spiciness, and bloud.
1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum at Aromaticalness Spiciness.
1876 World 5 11 Our English language does not lend itself so easily as the French to meretricious spiciness of phrase.
1895 Outing 27 38 There is a spiciness in the fact.
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