| hotness | n 1. great heat, kepanasan, kehangatan; 2. (of taste) kepedasan: the ~ of the spices, kepedasan rempah itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| acerbity | n (fml) bitterness, a. (of criticism, remark, etc) kepedasan, ketajaman: a smile that did little to soften the ~ of the remark, senyuman yg tdk dapat melembutkan kepedasan kata-katanya; b. (of tone) keras, kekerasan: to speak with a certain ~, bercakap dgn nada yg agak keras; c. (of person, manner) sifat perengus: his ~ did not endear him to his colleagues, sifat perengusnya merenggangkan perhubungannya dgn teman-temannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| astringency | n 1. severity, austereness, a. (of st said) kepedasan; b. (of st written) ketajaman; 2. quality of being sharp, invigorating, a. (of taste) kepedaran; (chem) keastringenan; b. (of smell) menyegarkan; (chem) keastringenan; 3. property of drawing together body tissues, keastringenan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| acridity | n 1. a. (of smell ) menusuk hidung; b. (of taste ) kepedaran; 2. (fig.) kepedasan, ketajaman. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |