Piquancy

Synonyms for "piquancy" (37 found)

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Closest matches (8)

acerbity acidity acridity asperity astringency bitterness dash edge

Strong matches (11)

flavor harshness keenness liveliness mordancy nip pep piquantness

Noun(3 words)

nip piquance piquantness

Related words (18)

poignancy pungency roughness salt savor severity sharpness sourness sparkle spice spirit verve vivacity

Noun(5 words)

sharpness spiciness tang tanginess zest

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

4 entries

quality spice spicery spiciness

Synonyms

2 entries

nip piquantness

derived from

1 entries

piquant

related to

1 entries

piquant

Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

пикантност noun (degree to which something is piquant)

German

1 entries

Pikanterie noun (degree to which something is piquant)

Polish

1 entries

pikanteria noun (degree to which something is piquant)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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At fifteen, her poetry of feeling (you see I do my best to please you with a phrase) would just give piquancy and freshness to her entry into life; but at twenty,...

Source: wiktionary

There was a certain playfulness about her too, such a piquancy or ironic suggestion, such an untouched reserve.

Source: wiktionary

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