Tang
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtæŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tang is a noun meaning A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
Meaning
A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
More Meanings
- A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself.
- (figuratively) A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.
- A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
- (games) A shuffleboard paddle.
- (by extension) Anything resembling a tongue in form or position, such as the tongue of a buckle.
- A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
- Obsolete form of tongue.
Example Sentences
a tang of citrus
a tang of cellar
a tang of pedantry
Wine or cider has a tang of the cask.
Word Forms
- tangs
- tanging
- tanged
Synonyms for tang
Depending on context, synonyms include bite, piquancy, spiciness, twang, zing, fang.
Antonyms for tang
Common opposites include blandness, dullness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include piquancy, piquance, tanginess, flavor, savour, flavour.
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