Definitions for raciness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rac•yˈreɪ si(adj.)rac•i•er, rac•i•est.
slightly improper or indelicate; risqué.
vigorous; lively; spirited.
sprightly; pungent:
a racy literary style.
having an agreeably peculiar taste or flavor, as wine or fruit.
Origin of racy:
1645–55
rac′i•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
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"
gaminess, raciness, ribaldry, spiciness(noun)
behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
Wiktionary
raciness(Noun)
The property of being racy.
Webster Dictionary
Raciness(noun)
the quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor
Translations for raciness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- lewendigheidAfrikaans
- ذَكاء الطَّعْمArabic
- колоритBulgarian
- vivacidadePortuguese (BR)
- živostCzech
- die RassigkeitGerman
- friskhed; saftighedDanish
- γλαφυρότητα, παραστατικότηταGreek
- vivacidad, saleroSpanish
- lennukusEstonian
- شور؛ هیجانFarsi
- uskaliaisuusFinnish
- verveFrench
- עֲסִיסִיוּתHebrew
- विशिष्टता, सजीवताHindi
- veselost,živahnostCroatian
- zamatosság; tősgyökerességHungarian
- keindahanIndonesian
- líflegheitIcelandic
- vivacitàItalian
- 活気Japanese
- 활기참Korean
- gyvumasLithuanian
- dzīvīgumsLatvian
- semangatMalay
- levendigheidDutch
- livlighet, saftighetNorwegian
- werwaPolish
- شور؛ هیجانPersian
- شور،هیجانPashto
- vivacidadePortuguese
- vervăRomanian
- живостьRussian
- svojráznosťSlovak
- živahnostSlovenian
- zabavnostSerbian
- livfullhetSwedish
- ความสนุกสนานThai
- canlılıkTurkish
- 生動Chinese (Trad.)
- колоритністьUkrainian
- جوشیلا پنUrdu
- sự đặc sắcVietnamese
- 活泼Chinese (Simp.)
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