Noun

• S: (n) astringency, astringence (a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus) "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"
• S: (n) relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang (the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)
• S: (n) sweet, sweetness, sugariness (the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth)
• S: (n) sour, sourness, tartness (the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth)
• S: (n) bitter, bitterness (the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth)
• S: (n) salt, saltiness, salinity (the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth)
• S: (n) astringency, astringence (a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker)
• S: (n) finish ((wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)) "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish"
• S: (n) flatness (a deficiency in flavor) "it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils"
• S: (n) mellowness (a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor)
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) astringency, stypsis (the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids)