astringent C2 Topic:The Human Body US /əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/ See IPA manual Freq #66513 Meanings 1 adj Causing a dry, puckering feeling in the mouth, as some unripe fruits do. The unripe persimmon left an astringent taste on my tongue. 2 adj Sharp and severe in tone or manner. Her astringent comments left the new employee feeling deflated. 3 noun A substance that tightens or constricts skin or body tissue. She dabbed an astringent on her skin to tighten the pores. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · a substance that tightens... styptic Word family Forms astringents Etymology AI details From Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), from ad (“toward”) + stringere (“bind, pull tight”). Compare stringent. *streyg- Proto-Indo-European adstringere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # astringent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/ **Frequency rank:** 66513 ## Meanings 1. Causing a dry, puckering feeling in the mouth, as some unripe fruits do. 2. Sharp and severe in tone or manner. 3. A substance that tightens or constricts skin or body tissue. ## Examples - The unripe persimmon left an astringent taste on my tongue. - Her astringent comments left the new employee feeling deflated. - She dabbed an astringent on her skin to tighten the pores. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *streyg- - Root: adstringere ## Etymology From Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), from ad (“toward”) + stringere (“bind, pull tight”). Compare stringent. ## AI Etymology Astringent is from Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), from ad (“toward”) + stringere (“bind, pull tight”). Compare stringent. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *streyg- (Proto-Indo-European) and adstringere (Latin). Current senses include causing a dry, puckering feeling in the mouth, as some unripe fruits do, sharp and severe in tone or manner, and a substance that tightens or constricts skin or body tissue. ## Topics - The Human Body - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown