All astringency synonyms

noun astringency

• tang — a dynasty in China, a.d. 618–907, marked by territorial expansion, the invention of printing, and the high development of poetry.
• twang — to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked.
• vim — lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
• wallop — to beat soundly; thrash.
• zing — vitality, animation, or zest.
• sapor — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
• abnegation — a giving up of rights, etc.; self-denial; renunciation
• abstemiousness — sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
• asceticism — Asceticism is a simple, strict way of life with no luxuries or physical pleasures.
• austerity — Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties.
• conservatism — Conservatism is a political philosophy which believes that if changes need to be made to society, they should be made gradually. You can also refer to the political beliefs of a conservative party in a particular country as Conservatism.
• constraint — A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do.
• continence — self-restraint; moderation
• control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
• discretion — the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice: It is entirely within my discretion whether I will go or stay.
• forbearance — the act of forbearing; a refraining from something.
• forgoing — to abstain or refrain from; do without.
• frugality — the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
• measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
• moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
• moderation — the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
• mortification — a feeling of humiliation or shame, as through some injury to one's pride or self-respect.
• prohibition — the act of prohibiting.
• prudence — a female given name.
• reasonableness — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
• restraint — a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.
• sacrifice — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
• self-control — control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc.
• self-denial — the sacrifice of one's own desires; unselfishness.
• self-discipline — discipline and training of oneself, usually for improvement: Acquiring the habit of promptness requires self-discipline.
• soberness — not intoxicated or drunk.
• sobriety — the state or quality of being sober.
• stoicism — a systematic philosophy, dating from around 300 b.c., that held the principles of logical thought to reflect a cosmic reason instantiated in nature.
• teetotalism — the principle or practice of total abstinence from intoxicating drink.
• golden mean — the perfect moderate course or position that avoids extremes; the happy medium.
• happy medium — a course of action or condition that is between two extremes: Our climate is a happy medium between hot and cold.
• refrainment — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
• self-deprivation — the act of depriving.
• constriction — Constrictions are rules or factors which limit what you can do and prevent you from doing what you want to do.
• binding — A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out.
• choking — causing breathing difficulties; suffocating
• compression — the act of compressing or the condition of being compressed
• contraction — When a woman who is about to give birth has contractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb.
• narrowing — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
• shrinking — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
• strangulation — Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
• overtight — firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
• flavour — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
• flavor — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
• taste — to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth: to taste food.