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raciness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun raciness has 2 senses
- raciness(n = noun.attribute) bite, pungency, sharpness - a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine" is a kind of spice, spicery, spiciness
- raciness(n = noun.attribute) gaminess, ribaldry, spiciness - behavior or language bordering on indelicacy; Array is a kind of indelicacy
Derived form adjective racy2
Derived form adjective racy3
CIDE DICTIONARY
raciness, n.
The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor. [1913 Webster]
"The general characteristics of his [Cobbett's] style were perspicuity, unequaled and inimitable; . . . a purity always simple, and raciness often elegant."
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ROGET THESAURUS
raciness
Vigor
N vigor, power, force, boldness, raciness, intellectual, force, spirit, point, antithesis, piquance, piquancy, verve, glow, fire, warmth, strong language, gravity, sententiousness, elevation, loftiness, sublimity, eloquence, command of words, command of language, vigorous, nervous, powerful, forcible, trenchant, incisive, impressive, sensational, spirited, lively, glowing, sparkling, racy, bold, slashing, pungent, piquant, full of point, pointed, pithy, antithetical, sententious, lofty, elevated, sublime, eloquent, vehement, petulant, impassioned, poetic, in glowing terms, in good set terms, in no measured terms, thoughts that breath and words that burn.
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