raciness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: raciness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for raciness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
raciness n 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" Synonym(s): pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness behavior or language bordering on indelicacy Synonym(s): gaminess, raciness, ribaldry, spiciness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Raciness \Ra"ciness\, n. The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor. The general characteristics of his [Cobbett's] style were perspicuity, unequaled and inimitable; . . . a purity always simple, and raciness* often elegant. --London Times.