Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The quality or state of being vinous, or of having some essential characteristic of wine..
Alcohol is the sole element of strength in wine, but it is not the cause of vinosity: this results from the union of spirit, sugar, and sundry inherent vegetive elements,―the vinous flavour and alcoholic strength in combination with its bouquet constituting the pecularity and true value of mature wine.
They are, according to this author, heavy-bodied, with full vinosity and a slightly bitter taste.
The vinosity of a wine is a taste property relating to the amount of alcohol it contains, to its alcoholic strength. It is fermentation which confers the vinous character. Vinosity is defined thus: the warm and agreeably caustic flavor yielded by the presence of alcohol, which adds to the actual taste of the wine and which blends in with the wine's other qualities.
Use vinosity when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Vinosity means The quality or state of being vinous, or of having some essential characteristic of wine..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Alcohol is the sole element of strength in wine, but it is not the cause of vinosity: this results from the union of spirit, sugar, and sundry inherent vegetive elements,―the vinous flavour and alcoholic strength in combination with its bouquet constituting the pecularity and true value of mature wine.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.