ASTRINGENCY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does astringency mean? 

• ASTRINGENCY (noun)
  The noun ASTRINGENCY has 2 senses:

1. a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker

2. the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids

  Familiarity information: ASTRINGENCY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASTRINGENCY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

astringence; astringency

Hypernyms ("astringency" is a kind of...):

gustatory perception; gustatory sensation; taste; taste perception; taste sensation (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus)

Derivation:

astringent (sour or bitter in taste)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

astringency; stypsis

Hypernyms ("astringency" is a kind of...):

contractility (the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter)

Attribute:

astringent (tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue)

nonastringent (not astringent)

Derivation:

astringent (tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue)