pungency Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun wit having a sharp and caustic quality
    bite.
    • he commented with typical pungency
    • the bite of satire
  2. noun a strong odor or taste property
    bite; sharpness; raciness.
    • the pungency of mustard
    • the sulfurous bite of garlic
    • the sharpness of strange spices
    • the raciness of the wine

WordNet

Pun"gen*cy noun
Definitions
  1. The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia. "The pungency of menaces." Hammond.

Webster 1913