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Definition of Pungence
1. n. Pungency.
Definition of Pungence
1. Adjective. The quality of odor/odour that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pungence
1. pungency [n -S] - See also: pungency
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pungence
Literary usage of Pungence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"In your eyes Smoulder the fallen roses of outlived minutes, And the perfume of
your soul Is vague and suffusing, With the pungence of sealed spice-jars. ..."
2. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1914)
"In your eyes Smoulder the fallen roses of outlived minutes, And the perfume of
your soul Is vague and suffusing, With the pungence of sealed spice jars. ..."
3. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"... your soul Is vague and suffusing, With the pungence of sealed spice-jars.
Your half-tones delight me, And I grow mad with gazing At your blent colors. ..."
4. The New Poetry: An Anthology by Harriet Monroe, Alice Corbin Henderson (1917)
"In your eyes Smoulder the fallen roses of outlived minutes, And the perfume of
your soul Is vague and suffusing, With the pungence of ..."
5. The New Poetry: An Anthology by Harriet Monroe, Alice Corbin Henderson (1917)
"In your eyes Smoulder the fallen roses of outlived minutes, And the perfume of
your soul Is vague and suffusing, With the pungence of sealed spice jars. ..."
6. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1874)
"The wine that briskly bubbles, The laughter of the young, The music of a ballad
The wit that freely flows, The pungence of a salad, By red lips gaily sung. ..."
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