pungency

pun·gent  (pnjnt)

adj.

1. Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp acrid sensation.

2.

a. Penetrating, biting, or caustic: pungent satire.

b. To the point; sharp: pungent talks during which the major issues were confronted.

3. Pointed: a pungent leaf.

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[Latin pungns, pungent-, present participle of pungere, to sting; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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pungen·cy n.

pungent·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pungency - wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" bite humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
	2.	pungency - a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine" raciness, sharpness, bite spicery, spiciness, spice - the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored

Translations

pungency [ˈpʌndʒənsɪ] N [of smell, flavour] → acritud f; [of remark] → mordacidad f

pungency

n (lit, fig) → Schärfe f

pungency [ˈpʌndʒ/ənsɪ] n (see adj) → asprezza, acredine f, sapore m piccante, causticità