astringence

noun — 2 senses

astringence

noun

UK /əˈstɹɪndʒ.əns/

Etymology From astringent + -ce.

1

An astringent taste.

  • 2008, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content 1239: “Good For Him, Really” I know I’m probably the laughingstock of this establishment, but I have to ask anyway, if only to feel the cleansing astringence of rejection.
2

Alternative Alternative form of astringency (“the quality of being astringent”).

Related terms
astringency, astringent

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