astringent in Dogri डोगरी
astringent in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
astringent in Hindi हिन्दी
astringent in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
astringent in Marathi मराठी
astringent in Sindhi سنڌي
astringent in Telugu తెలుగు
astringent in English
- astringent⇄adj. 1. having the property of shrinking or contracting tissues.
(SYN) binding, constrictive, styptic.
2. (Figurative.) austere; stern.
Ex. The concert [was] too well upholstered in sound--one wanted something more austere, more astri - astringent⇄adv. astringently.
- astringent⇄astringent, noun, adjective.
- astringent⇄noun a substance that shrinks body tissues and thus checks the flow of blood or other secretions. Alum is an astringent.