pungency [ˈpʌndʒənsɪ] ?
noun
[of smell, flavour] acritud; (f) [of remark] mordacidad; (f) the raw pungency of this swamp a real Christmas tree filling the air with pungency the sweetness of Boston or Bibb lettuce, the pungency of fennel, and the tang of mustard Sauvignon, though still rich, has its characteristic intense grassy pungency and a nervous vigour which keeps the wine from cloying Only at the last minute do you add the seasoning and the saffron, as this would lose its pungency if added earlier the one and only tone that would fully characterise this phrase, add pungency to that attack or rescue the other progression from banality the pungency of his wit was unmatched
