[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pungency \pun"gency\, n.
   the quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness;
   sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia. "the
   pungency of menaces." --hammond.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

pungency
     n 1: wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with
          typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" syn: bite
     2: a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard";
        "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange
        spices" syn: bite, sharpness
see also:
bite sharpness 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

59 moby thesaurus words for "pungency":
   acerbity, acescency, acidity, acidulousness, acridity, acridness,
   astringence, astringency, bitter pill, bitterness, brilliance,
   causticity, cleverness, dash, dryness, facetiousness, funniness,
   gall, gall and wormwood, greenness, headiness, humorousness,
   hyperacidity, jocoseness, jocularity, joking, joshing,
   keen-wittedness, keenness, liveliness, nimble-wittedness,
   odorousness, pep, piquancy, pleasantry, poignancy,
   quick-wittedness, raciness, saltiness, sharpness, smartness,
   smelliness, sour, sourishness, sourness, sparkle, spirit,
   subacidity, tartishness, tartness, unripeness, unsweetness,
   verjuice, verve, vinegariness, vinegarishness, vivacity, vividness,
   wittiness

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