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astringence

  • /əˈstɹɪndʒ.əns/ UK

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From astringent + -ce.

noun astringences

  1. countable, uncountable An astringent taste. 2008, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content 1239: “Good For Him, Really” I know I’m probably the laughingstock of this establishment, but I have to ask anyway, if only to feel the cleansing astringence of rejection.
  2. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of astringency (“the quality of being astringent”).

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noun astringent taste

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"astringence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/astringence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{astringence_2026,
  title = {astringence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/astringence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}