ASTRINGENT Antonyms

• soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

• having or showing a kindly or tender nature

• quiet and soothing

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

• easily handled or managed

• having little impact

• marked by moderate steepness

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

• stroke soothingly

• moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme

• humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

• mild and pleasant

• having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

• of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

• (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected

• of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence

• the act of smoothing

• smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

• smooth and unconstrained in movement

• lacking obstructions or difficulties

• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

• make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

• make (a surface) shine

• free from obstructions

• having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

• (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content

• not containing or composed of salt water

• a dish served as the last course of a meal

• English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)

• a food rich in sugar

• the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

• the property of tasting as if it contains sugar

• in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly')

• having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

• pleasing to the ear

• pleasing to the senses

• pleasing to the mind or feeling

• having a natural fragrance

• not soured or preserved

• with sweetening added

• not astringent