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
raciness (countable and uncountable, plural racinesses)
The property of being racy.
• 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
30 January 2025
(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
