Astringency is an English word with synonyms like taste or contractility. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Astringency in a sentence
Astringency meaning
- An astringent taste.
- That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
Synonyms of Astringency
Using Astringency
- The main meaning on this page is: An astringent taste. | That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
- Useful related words include: astringence, taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation.
- In the example corpus, astringency often appears in combinations such as: astringency and, some astringency.
Context around Astringency
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Astringency
- In this selection, "astringency" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 16.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bitterness stand out and add context to how "astringency" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include acidity and astringency and red and and some astringency with umami. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "astringency" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with astringency
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Characteristics of the flavor are saltiness and some astringency with umami. (11 words)
Pair the wine's bitterness, astringency, and tartness with equal candy structure. (12 words)
This is not so sweet as some other varieties, but has some astringency and good umami(旨味). (17 words)
Conversely, white wines with tones of acidity and astringency and red wines of green/vegetative and red berries tended to not receive the top awards. (25 words)
This is not so sweet as some other varieties, but has some astringency and good umami(旨味). (17 words)
Pair the wine's bitterness, astringency, and tartness with equal candy structure. (12 words)
Example sentences (4)
Pair the wine's bitterness, astringency, and tartness with equal candy structure.
Conversely, white wines with tones of acidity and astringency and red wines of green/vegetative and red berries tended to not receive the top awards.
Characteristics of the flavor are saltiness and some astringency with umami.
This is not so sweet as some other varieties, but has some astringency and good umami(旨味).
Common combinations with astringency
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: