RACINESS

gaminess, raciness, ribaldry, spiciness

(noun) behavior or language bordering on indelicacy

pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

raciness (countable and uncountable, plural racinesses)

The property of being racy.

Anagrams

• Sericans, arcsines, arsenics, scarines

Source: Wiktionary

Ra"ci*ness, n.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition