Synonyms and related words :
acerbity, acescency, acidity, acidulousness, acridity, acridness, astringence, astringency, bitter pill, bitterness, brilliance, causticity, cleverness, dash, dryness, facetiousness, funniness, gall, gall and wormwood, greenness, headiness, humorousness, hyperacidity, jocoseness, jocularity, joking, joshing, keen-wittedness, keenness, liveliness, nimble-wittedness, odorousness, pep, piquancy, pleasantry, poignancy, quick-wittedness, raciness, saltiness, sharpness, smartness, smelliness, sour, sourishness, sourness, sparkle, spirit, subacidity, tartishness, tartness, unripeness, unsweetness, verjuice, verve, vinegariness, vinegarishness, vivacity, vividness, wittiness