Vinosity Definition

vī-nŏsĭ-tē
vinosities
noun
The distinctive body, color, and taste of wine.
American Heritage

The quality or state of being vinous.

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Vinosity

Noun

Singular:
vinosity
Plural:
vinosities

Origin of Vinosity

  • Late Latin vīnōsitās from Latin vīnōsus vinous vinous

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin vinositas: compare French vinosité.

    From Wiktionary

Vinosity Sentence Examples

  • They display many of the features characteristic of southern wines, showing either an excessive vinosity coupled with a somewhat crude bouquet, or where the alcoholic strength is not high, a decided lack of stability.

  • Thus in the central district of Val de Penas and in the Rioja region (situated between Old Castile and Navarre) in the north-east are produced red wines which in regard to vinosity, body and in some other respects resemble the heavier clarets or burgundies of France - although not possessing the delicacy and elegance of the latter.

  • Whereas the Rhine wines of the finer descriptions Moselle, are as a rule fairly full bodied and of marked vinosity, the Moselle wines are mostly light and of a somewhat delicate nature.

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