- pungency, bite - wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"
--1 is a kind of wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
- pungency, bite, sharpness - a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"
--2 is a kind of spiciness, spice, spicery