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- pronunciation:
- puhng
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 nt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
sharp and penetrating in taste or smell; acrid.
A good, pungent mustard will make your eyes water.a pungent relish- synonyms:
- acrid, sharp
- antonyms:
- bland
- similar words:
- acerbic, acid, biting, bitter, hot, penetrating, piquant, spicy, strong, tangy, tart, vinegary, zesty
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| definition 2: |
biting or caustic; penetrating.
pungent criticism- synonyms:
- acerbic, acrid, biting, caustic, cutting, mordant, penetrating, sharp, tart
- antonyms:
- mild
- similar words:
- acid, astringent, incisive, keen, piercing, scathing, trenchant
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| definition 3: |
stimulating to the mind; sharp.
a pungent analysis- synonyms:
- acute, keen, penetrating, sharp
- similar words:
- clever, moving, piercing, poignant, provocative, scintillating, sensational, stimulating, stirring, touching
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| related words: |
acid, hot, keen, robust, savory, sour, spicy, stout |
adverb + (adj.)pungent
less, slightly, sweetly
(adj.)pungent
+ noun
alcohol,
aroma,
bean,
bite,
blend,
breeze,
cabbage,
cedar,
cheese,
cinnamon,
clothes,
cloud,
coffee,
combination,
compound,
condiment,
curry,
fish,
flavor,
flower,
fragrance,
fruit,
garlic,
gland,
green,
herb,
incense,
jasmine,
juice,
leaf,
lemon,
liquid,
marijuana,
mushroom,
musk,
nostril,
odor,
olive,
onion,
oregano,
paste,
perfume,
pickle,
potato,
prose,
rain,
rice,
root,
rose,
sage,
sauce,
scent,
seed,
shop,
smell,
smoke,
spice,
steam,
stench,
sweat,
sweetness,
tang,
taste,
tea,
tobacco,
urine,
vegetable,
vinaigrette,
weed,
wood
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| derivations: |
pungently (adv.), pungency (n.) |
The word pungent
contains the following parts:
pung, punct, point
Latin
root
that means prick, sharp
  Example words:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
aberrant, accident, accidental, adherent, adjacent, affluent, agent, alterant, ambient, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, benevolent, coherent, combatant, complacent, confidant, confident, consequent, consultant, continent, conversant, current, defoliant, dependent, different, disinfectant, dissonant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, equilibrant, exorbitant, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, inadvertent, incessant, incognizant, inconsonant, indignant, informant, itinerant, malevolent, miscreant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, predominant, president, prudent, pungent, recreant, reluctant, repugnant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, tenant, transcendent, vacant, vagrant, variant, verdant
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