astringent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), from ad (“toward”) + stringere (“bind, pull tight”). Compare stringent.
Meanings
- Extremely sour, bitter.
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Sharp, caustic, severe.
Philip, who was made Duke of Edinburgh on the couple’s wedding, introduced a new, less stuffy, though as the years went on occasionally astringent, tone to the royal family.
September 8 2022, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian:
- Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits.
- Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more astringent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| adstringent | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most astringent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
smectic (caustic)
Translations (36)
fi jumoava (having the effect of drawing tissue together) · nl streng (sharp, caustic, severe) · ko 수렴성의 (having the effect of drawing tissue together) · fi adstringoiva (having the effect of drawing tissue together) · nl scherp (sharp, caustic, severe) · pl cierpki (having the effect of drawing tissue together) · gl adstrinxente (having the effect of drawing tissue together) · nl bijtend (sharp, caustic, severe) · es astringente (sharp, caustic, severe) · pt adstringente (sharp, caustic, severe) · cs adstringentní (having the effect of drawing tissue together) · pl surowy (sharp, caustic, severe) · id sepat (sharp, caustic, severe) · ja 収斂性の (having the effect of drawing tissue together) · ja 渋い (sharp, caustic, severe) · ru вя́жущий (having the effect of drawing tissue together) · as কেঁহা (sharp, caustic, severe) · de adstringierend (having the effect of drawing tissue together) · gl adstrinxente (sharp, caustic, severe) · ja 辛辣 (sharp, caustic, severe) · th ฝาด (sharp, caustic, severe) · vi chát (sharp, caustic, severe) · nl samentrekkend (having the effect of drawing tissue together) · eo acerba (sharp, caustic, severe) · pt adstringente (having the effect of drawing tissue together) · ru кровоостана́вливающий (having the effect of drawing tissue together) · fi pistävä (sharp, caustic, severe) · mk стипчав (having the effect of drawing tissue together) · es astringente (having the effect of drawing tissue together) · id kelat (sharp, caustic, severe) · cs svíravý (having the effect of drawing tissue together) · ca astringent (having the effect of drawing tissue together) · ko 신랄한 (sharp, caustic, severe) · ko 떫다 (sharp, caustic, severe) · fi kärkevä (sharp, caustic, severe) · grc στυπτικός (having the effect of drawing tissue together)