astringent
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), from ad (“toward”) + stringere (“bind, pull tight”). Compare stringent.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: as‧trin‧gent
Noun edit
astringent (plural astringents)
- A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.
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Translations edit
substance which draws tissue together
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Adjective edit
astringent (comparative more astringent, superlative most astringent)
- Extremely sour, bitter.
- Sharp, caustic, severe.
- September 8 2022, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian[1]:
- 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.
- Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits.
- (medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.
Synonyms edit
- (caustic): smectic (rare)
Translations edit
sharp, caustic, severe
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having the effect of drawing tissue together
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Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
astringent (feminine astringente, masculine plural astringents, feminine plural astringentes)
Noun edit
astringent m (plural astringents)
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Further reading edit
- “astringent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Verb edit
astringent
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French astringent, from Latin astringens.
Adjective edit
astringent m or n (feminine singular astringentă, masculine plural astringenți, feminine and neuter plural astringente)
Declension edit
Declension of astringent
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | astringent | astringentă | astringenți | astringente | ||
definite | astringentul | astringenta | astringenții | astringentele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | astringent | astringente | astringenți | astringente | ||
definite | astringentului | astringentei | astringenților | astringentelor |