raciness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

raciness
    n 1: 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" [syn: {pungency},
         {bite}, {sharpness}, {raciness}]
    2: behavior or language bordering on indelicacy [syn:
       {gaminess}, {raciness}, {ribaldry}, {spiciness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Raciness \Ra"ci*ness\ (r[=a]"s[i^]*n[e^]s), n.
   The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor.
   [1913 Webster]

         The general characteristics of his [Cobbett's] style
         were perspicuity, unequaled and inimitable; . . . a
         purity always simple, and raciness often elegant.
                                                  --London
                                                  Times.
   [1913 Webster]

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