Constringent

/kənˈstrɪndʒənt/ adjective

Definition

Having the quality of constringing; tending to bind, compress, or constrict; astringent.

Etymology

From constringe plus the adjective suffix -ent, meaning 'tending to' or 'having the property of.' It's related to astringent but more archaic.

Kelly Says

Tannic acids in red wine are constringent substances—they literally bind to proteins in your mouth and make your saliva thick and dry, which is why wine tasting involves specific terminology about 'mouth feel.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደሚያገለግል
en-de-mi-ya-a-ge-le-g-il
ARالعربية
مُقيّد
mu-qiyd
BNবাংলা
প্রতিবন্ধক
pro-ti-bondhok
CACatalà
restrictiu
res-trik-ti-u
CSČeština
omezený
o-me-zen-y
DADansk
begrænsende
be-graen-sen-de
DEDeutsch
eingeschränkt
ayng-shchraynkt
ELΕλληνικά
περιοριστικός
pe-ri-o-ris-ti-kos
ESEspañol
constrictivo
kon-strik-tiv-o
FAفارسی
محدود
mah-doo-d
FISuomi
rajoittava
ra-joit-ta-va
FRFrançais
restreint
re-stre-n
GUGU
સંકુચિત
san-ku-chit
HAHA
gaba
ga-ba
HEעברית
מגביל
mig-vil
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिबंधात्मक
prat-i-bandh-aat-mak
HUMagyar
korlátozó
kor-la-to-zo
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengikat
men-gi-kat
IGIG
ike
ike
ITItaliano
restritivo
res-tri-ti-vo
JA日本語
制限的な
seigen-teki-na
KKKK
орта
orta
KMKM
កាត់ប្រាក់
ka-t-pra-ak
KO한국어
제한적인
je-han-jeok-in
MRMR
अडकणारे
ad-ka-na-are
MSBahasa Melayu
mengikat
men-gi-kat
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုလုပ်ရန်
pyu-lu-pyan
NLNederlands
beperkend
be-per-kend
NONorsk
begrense
be-gren-se
PAPA
ਬਹੁ
bahu
PLPolski
ograniczający
o-gran-chi-a-z-a-y-u-cy
PTPortuguês
restritivo
res-tri-ti-vo
RORomână
restrictiv
res-trik-tiv
RUРусский
ограничивающий
ogranichivayushchiy
SVSvenska
begränsande
be-graen-san-de
SWKiswahili
kufungia
ku-fun-gia
TAதமிழ்
கட்டுப்பாட்டு
kattu-pa-ttu
TEతెలుగు
제한적인
je-han-jeok-in
THไทย
จำกัด
jam-gat
TLTL
nakakapig
na-ka-ka-pig
TRTürkçe
sıkıştırıcı
sik-ish-tar-i-ci
UKУкраїнська
обмежувальний
obmezhuval'nyy
URاردو
محدود
mah-doo-d
VITiếng Việt
căng thẳng
cang thang
YOYO
àwọn
awon
ZH中文
限制性的
xiànzhì xìng de
ZUZU
ukuthi
u-ku-thi

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.