"astringent" meaning in English

See astringent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-astringent.wav Forms: more astringent [comparative], most astringent [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), from ad (“toward”) + stringere (“bind, pull tight”). Compare stringent. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*streyg-}}, {{der|en|la|adstringere||to bind fast}} Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), {{compound|la|ad|stringere|nocat=1|t1=toward|t2=bind, pull tight}} ad (“toward”) + stringere (“bind, pull tight”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} astringent (comparative more astringent, superlative most astringent)
  1. Extremely sour, bitter.
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  2. Sharp, caustic, severe. Synonyms (caustic): smectic [rare] Translations (sharp, caustic, severe): কেঁহা (kẽha) (Assamese), scherp (Dutch), bijtend (Dutch), streng (Dutch), acerba (Esperanto), kärkevä (Finnish), pistävä (Finnish), sepat (Indonesian), kelat (Indonesian), 渋い (shibui) (Japanese), 辛辣な (shinratsuna) (Japanese), 떫다 (tteolda) (Korean), 신랄한 (sillalhan) (Korean), surowy (Polish), adstringente (Portuguese), astringente (Spanish), ฝาด (fàat) (Thai), chát (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-astringent-en-adj-JOfQTvhL Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 5 33 30 16 16 Disambiguation of 'caustic': 5 90 2 4 Disambiguation of 'sharp, caustic, severe': 2 96 1 2
  3. Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits.
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  4. (medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic. Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (having the effect of drawing tissue together): στυπτικός (stuptikós) (Ancient Greek), astringent (Catalan), adstringentní (Czech), svíravý (Czech), samentrekkend (Dutch), adstringoiva (Finnish), jumoava (Finnish), adstringierend (German), 収斂性の (syūrenseino) (Japanese), 수렴성의 (suryeomseong'ui) (Korean), adstringente (Portuguese), кровоостана́вливающий (krovoostanávlivajuščij) (Russian), вя́жущий (vjážuščij) (Russian), astringente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-astringent-en-adj-GQUZQnQd Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 5 33 30 16 16 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'having the effect of drawing tissue together': 0 2 1 96
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Synonyms: adstringent

Noun

IPA: /əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-astringent.wav Forms: astringents [plural]
Etymology: From Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), from ad (“toward”) + stringere (“bind, pull tight”). Compare stringent. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*streyg-}}, {{der|en|la|adstringere||to bind fast}} Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), {{compound|la|ad|stringere|nocat=1|t1=toward|t2=bind, pull tight}} ad (“toward”) + stringere (“bind, pull tight”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} astringent (plural astringents)
  1. A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood. Derived forms: astringency, astringently, deastringent, nonastringent, subastringent Translations (substance which draws tissue together): στῦμμα (stûmma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), مُقَلِص (muqaliṣ) [masculine] (Arabic), astringent [masculine] (Catalan), 爽膚水 /爽肤水 (shuǎngfūshuǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), samentrekkend middel [neuter] (Dutch), adstringentti (Finnish), astringence [feminine] (French), Adstringens [neuter] (German), עפיצות (afitzut) [feminine] (Hebrew), 収斂剤 (shūrenzai) (alt: しゅうれんざい) (Japanese), 수렴제 (suryeomje) (Korean), adstringente [masculine] (Portuguese), вя́жущее сре́дство (vjážuščeje srédstvo) [neuter] (Russian), astringente [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-astringent-en-noun-d95bXtcP Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 5 33 30 16 16
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Synonyms: adstringent

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "suryeomseong'ui",
      "sense": "having the effect of drawing tissue together",
      "word": "수렴성의"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having the effect of drawing tissue together",
      "word": "adstringente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krovoostanávlivajuščij",
      "sense": "having the effect of drawing tissue together",
      "word": "кровоостана́вливающий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vjážuščij",
      "sense": "having the effect of drawing tissue together",
      "word": "вя́жущий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having the effect of drawing tissue together",
      "word": "astringente"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Astringent"
  ],
  "word": "astringent"
}

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