raciness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a strong odor or taste property
    bite; sharpness; pungency.
    • the pungency of mustard
    • the sulfurous bite of garlic
    • the sharpness of strange spices
    • the raciness of the wine
  2. noun behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
    ribaldry; spiciness; gaminess.

WordNet


Ra"ci*ness noun
Definitions
  1. The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor.
    The general characteristics of his [Cobbett's] style were perspicuity, unequaled and inimitable; . . . a purity always simple, and raciness often elegant. London Times.

Webster 1913