astringent[adjective]Synonyms: acrid, amaroidal, austere, bitter, harsh, sharp, severe, ascetic, mortified, stern, tonic, restorative, roborant
Contrasted words: bland, mellow, mild, lax, loose, relaxed, slack, weak, unexacting
Related Words: puckery,
biting,
cutting,
incisive,
penetrating,
piercing,
stabbing,
brisk,
caustic,
keen,
sharp [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. as‧trin‧gent1 /əˈstrɪndʒənt/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: present participle of astringere 'to tie tightly', from ad- 'to' + stringere ( ⇒ stringent)]
1. an astringent liquid is able to make your skin less oily or stop a wound from bleeding
2. criticizing someone very severely:
astringent remarks3. having a sharp acid taste
—astringency noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. astringent2 noun [uncountable and countable] technical a liquid used to make your skin less oily or to stop a wound from bleeding
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲